Katrina's POV
I woke up the next day, took a quick shower, then met up with Hermione at the Gryffindor table. I was about to tell her about my new friend Tom, when I finally spotted them. I crossed my arms and glared at the boy that stood in front of me.
"Hey, Kat!" He said ruffling his hair and grinning down at me. "How was your summer?"
How was my...how was my summer?! Ohhh the nerve of that boy astounded me sometimes. How could he just stand there and act like he hadn't just ignored me when I needed him? I rubbed the bruises on my arms subconsciously as I just stared back at him. They were still sore, but thankfully, our school robes hid them from view.
"And where exactly have you two been?" I spat out as I raised my brows and continued to give him the dirtiest look I could muster.
Harry tilted his head in confusion at the tone in my voice. "Didn't you hear? We had trouble getting through the barrier? As fast as gossip travels around here, I would have thought everyone would know by now. It wouldn't let us through so we decided to use this flying car that Ron's dad had enchanted and in the end we crashed into the Whomping Willow. We missed the feast and McGonagall gave us detention." Harry explained as he sat down next to me. I scootched a little bit away; not comfortable yet with him being so close and hoping he wouldn't notice.
"Well, that was stupid. You guys could have seriously injured yourselves not to mention been expelled!" I burst out, feeling both worried and annoyed at the same time. Harry peered over at me but decided to do the right thing and kept his gob shut and ate his breakfast in silence as I turned to my left and talked to Hermione about our new schedules.
Harry's POV
Ron and I joined Kat and Hermione at breakfast the next day. My heart was still racing from the shock of our crash with the whomping willow. And I still didn't understand why we hadn't been able to get through to Platform 9 3/4! Not to mention Dobby getting me locked up in my room all summer till Ron and his brothers broke me out! It had definitely been an action-packed summer.
"Hey, Kat!" I said as I tried to fix my messy hair while grinning down at her.
She crossed her arms and glared at me as she said, "And where exactly have you two been?" I tilted my head in confusion. Her normally warm twinkling blue eyes had turned to stormy seas as she stared at me with a stony expression. I blinked. It seemed as if she was mad at me for some reason, but I couldn't think of any reason why!
I explained to her about the barrier not letting Ron and I through and then how we missed the feast because we had crashed into the Whomping Willow.
"Well, that was stupid. You guys could have seriously injured yourselves not to mention been expelled!" She cried out as a flicker of worry flashed across her face. My heart lightened as I thought maybe I had misread the situation, but it quickly sank back down as her face settled back into a glare.
I opened my mouth to ask what was wrong but couldn't get the words out and just sat and ate my breakfast in silence as she turned and talked to Hermione. I made a mental note to see if Hermione knew what was wrong after classes were over for the day.
Katrina's POV
The first class of the day was Herbology. I hopped up and down in excitement as Professor Sprout lead us to Greenhouse 3. We'd only been working in Greenhouse 1 last year, but this one housed more dangerous plants and I couldn't wait to learn more about them. I turned and grinned at Neville. Herbology was his best subject and I knew that he was feeling just as ecstatic as me.
On our way over, I noticed the new Defense Against the Dark Arts Professor talking to Professor Sprout. He noticed me watching him and gave me another wink. I blinked. I really couldn't tell if this was his normal behavior or directed at me in particular.
We entered the greenhouse to find a long table covered with earthen pots. Some were empty and others contained baby mandrakes. They were dreadfully useful in making a restorative draft to revive petrified people but their cries were deadly.
Professor Sprout explained that since these were only babies, their cry would only knock us unconscious for a little while; but all the same, she ordered everyone to put our ear muffs on before setting about repotting them.
I glanced over at Harry, Ron, and Hermione as they went off to one side of the room. I still wasn't ready to forgive him quite just yet, especially when he hadn't even apologized or given any explanation! He was acting as if nothing had happened! How dare he ignore me when I needed him most...only to return and act like everything was fine! Maybe I'm overreacting to the situation but I can't help how I feel! It's not like know enough about relationships to know if behavior like his was normal and not supposed to be a big deal!
I partnered with Neville and together we repotted our baby mandrakes. I laughed loudly as I watched Draco's mandrake bite his finger.
After class ended, we filed out of the greenhouse and Draco joined me as we walked to Defense Against the Dark Arts.
"Aww, did poor Drakey get an owie?" I giggled as I watched him suck on his finger to dull the pain.
He bent down and grabbed a handful of fallen leaves. In the time it took for them to travel through the air, I managed to wave my wand and cast a quick spell and they flew right back and smacked him in the face. I chuckled as I picked out a leaf that had gotten stuck in his blond hair.
"Maybe I did...but a kiss from the princess would make it all better," his eyes sparkled with a mischievous gleam as he stretched the injured finger out to me.
I rolled my eyes and slapped his hand away. "In your dreams, Draco!"
"Well than I shall look forward to falling asleep tonight, princess," he winked as he clutched his stinging hand to his chest.
I blushed as I always did when people called me that. I cursed Fred silently every time I heard it. He had used it one morning as a passing joke - but the name had spread amongst my friends and now I was stuck with it...I guess I should consider myself lucky that the entire school hadn't caught on yet. Otherwise I would surely die of embarrassment!
I lifted my head up confidently and countered, "well if you need help falling asleep, I'd be happy to help. I'm sure I could convince Fred or George to let me borrow a beaters bat to hit you over the head with!"
"Kat! You wouldn't dare!" Draco said looking shocked. It was my turn to wink at him.
"Oh, yes I would, Draco!" I gave him an evil grin and his eyes widened in mock hurt.
I heard a loud chuckle come from behind me. "I wouldn't underestimate her, Malfoy. She can be quite violent when she wants to be!" Neither of us had noticed that Harry, Ron, and Hermione had been walking behind us listening every word we said.
"Didn't your mother ever tell you it wasn't polite to eavesdrop, Potter! Oh wait...you don't have one!" I conjured up a pillow and wacked him hard with it. He looked at me stunned.
"That, was NOT a very nice thing to say, remember our deal? You agreed, anytime, anyplace," I couldn't help but laugh at the look on his face and after a long pause he joined in.
Harry, Ron, and Hermione all stood there completely shocked at what I had just done. They didn't know about the deal we'd made over the summer and their reaction made it funnier than ever.
"What are you three laughing at!" Malfoy scowled as he saw them laughing at him. "Get on her wrong side and she'll do the same to you in a heartbeat!" He glared at them and tugged my arm as he turned and made to continue walking to class.
