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"Dialogue"
'Thoughts'
-Author's notes-
Chapter 193: A bold attempt
"Don't worry about the noise?!" Daphne asked.
Harry yawned and got more comfortable on the couch.
"Sorry… what are we talking about again? I didn't get much sleep last night."
Dumbledore had kept him in his office for hours after finding out what he wanted to do. Mostly, he was trying to convince him to give up that plan, but it was too late for that anyway. The pieces were already moving.
On the next day, things went mostly back to normal. The Headmaster informed the school about the Slytherin students being attacked by a mysterious individual and that the auror department was working on the case.
"I'm talking about that note you sent me!" Daphne shouted. The blonde girl had almost dragged him away after classes were over.
"I thought of giving you a heads up... so you won't worry," Harry glanced at her. "Didn't seem to work... you look very unsettled…"
"Of course, I am! I can't forget about those screams... I think like half the Slytherin students are going to end up with nightmares…"
"Yes, those guys were too loud… you know… I can obliviate—"
"Don't even suggest it!" Daphne shouted.
"I'm not even going to ask why you came to terrorize my house... I already have an idea."
Daphne knew those boys well enough and the things they usually did. It wasn't surprising that they ended up the way they did after provoking the wrong person.
"But their families aren't going to stay quiet and do nothing. Four of those five are all heirs of their houses."
"I know. I'll deal with that when the time comes."
"I hope you do…"
"Is there something else? I would like to rest a bit here…" Harry closed his eyes.
Daphne considered for a moment.
"I suppose not… I still don't have any more news about... you know... but now it's going to be more difficult to… are you sleeping already?"
Daphne frowned. She then stood up from her sofa and approached Harry when she got no answer.
She stopped for a moment when she was next to the couch that Harry was resting on and looked closely at his face.
"How can you look so peaceful now…"
She could still not figure out how could a boy of her own age do the things that he did. But she did have her own theories.
"Mmm?" Her eyes went to his silver glasses. "Maybe I should take them out…he shouldn't sleep with those on."
With a bit of hesitation, she extended her hands and took the glasses off his face.
She put them down on the nearby coffee table before looking back at Harry.
A hint of a smile appeared on her face. She felt some satisfaction thinking that at least Harry trusted her enough to sleep in front of her. Her eyes moved to his face.
'He looks even more handsome without glasses… wait, what am I thinking?!' Daphne's cheeks became bright red.
'But…' She glanced at him again. 'I may not get this chance again…' Her blue eyes moved to his lips.
Her face leaned closer… and closer to his… her heart was pounding very fast…
Daphne was merely inches away now…
"I am awake, by the way…" Then Harry spoke, all of a sudden.
"Ahh!" Daphne let out a scream and clumsily fell backward… landing on her butt.
Even so… she stood up surprisingly quickly.
"Sorry, I just remembered… I have something… I'll let you rest!" She rushed out the door.
Harry watched her leave without saying a word.
After she closed the door, he sighed and laid back on the couch.
"What a troublesome girl… don't give me more headaches…"
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"What is this place?" Lyra asked.
"When you asked me if I was busy on the weekend… this is not what I was expecting," said Luna. "This is much better!"
"What were you expecting?" Ginny asked but immediately regretted the question when she saw Luna's face. "Don't answer that!"
"This is?...." Astoria looked around the massive room with curiosity.
"This… is the Room of Requirement. This is where you will be doing some extra-curricular defense classes," Harry told them.
"Extra-curricular classes?" Lyra frowned.
"It's not optional for you," Harry added.
"But I already have good grades!" Lyra complained.
"I don't think this is about the grades, Lyra," Ginny told her friend.
"I'm going to teach you how to actually defend yourselves," Harry told them.
"You mean… if we are attacked like the other day?" Ginny asked.
"I don't think that's going to happen anytime soon. The guys from Slytherin look always terrified now…" Lyra commented.
"It's not about IF… it's about WHEN. During the summer, you learned how to cast a few different spells, but never learned how to use them in a real scenario. But before we get to that, there is something else I want to say... the location of this room is a secret only a select few know and must remain like that."
All three girls looked at Lyra.
"What?" Lyra asked, feeling all eyes on her. "I won't say anything!"
"Now, you have promised me to remain silent about this room," Harry said in a stern tone.
"Of course," Ginny said.
"I was only going to tell the Nargles, but it's probably better this way…they would probably tell the Blibbering Humdingers and make a mess..." Luna shrugged.
"Promise!" Astoria raised her hand.
"I pro-" Lyra got interrupted.
"And you must also promise to shut Lyra up when she starts to talk too much," Harry added.
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