Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter. (sigh). Think about all the money I'm
missing out on! Anyhow, don't sue me. I also don't own most of the wording
for Jessica's nightmare. It's quoted almost straight out of the 5th book.
Authors note: This story will get better. The first chapters job is simply to explain who my original characters are and for everyone to get to Hogwarts. Remember, 6th year.
To the Reviewer:
Leigha- I looked up how they were related and on Page 113 of the Order of the Phoenix Sirius said, "Molly and I are cousins by marriage and Arthur's something like my second cousin once removed." That makes Jessica and the Weasley children aren't illegally related. They would be more like 4th cousins. Besides, the book also said that all pureblood wizard families are all interrelated somehow.
Thank you thank you thank you for reviewing! Chapter 2 is dedicated to the all mighty Leigha, the only person who reviewed!
A Boredom Harry Potter Fanfiction
*Chapter 2*
Jessica sat down on her bed. She was staring out the window. To Jade, Jessica seemed distant and sad. Jade knew the news that Dumbledore had given her was not good.
"Okay Jess. It's only you and me. So come on and tell me what's wrong."
Jessica pulled her knees up to her chest. That was Jessica's way of saying I'm scared. "My mom. She's missing."
Jade gasped. "You don't think-"
"That's exactly what Grandfather thinks. Why does Voldemort need my mother? Couldn't he find someone else's parent for a deatheater?" Jessica began to cry again. Jessica felt so ashamed for crying.
"Oh Jess. You should have come straight to me." Jade began to brush Jessica's hair. She knew this would calm her down. At least that was what Jessica had told her was the only way to make her calm again.
"I don't know what to do. If I lose my mother, I don't know what'd I'd do. I already lost the father I barely knew."
"Oh Jess. It's not fair. Really it isn't. You've had a hard life. I know it. But unfortunately for us this is called life. And trust me it sucks. If I had it my way I would have made sure your mom couldn't have ever been brought back to the dark side."
"I know Jade. You are like a sister. Better than Hannah."
"Go to sleep Jess. We have to get up early. We have to practice tomorrow before school."
"What? For what?" Jessica asked.
"Quidditch. They need some beaters."
Jessica's face lightened up a little. She loved Quidditch.
"It'll keep your mind off your problems."
"Yeah, night Jade."
"Night," Jade said.
Jessica closed her curtains that surrounded her bed. Jade wasn't ready to sleep. She was too anxious. She realized as Harry had walked with Jessica into the common room that she had a crush on Harry Potter!
* * *
"Come on Ron. Don't take your anger out on me. Do you honestly think Jessica Black would like you?"
"Why do you care anyway? You have a girlfriend. Remember? Cho?"
He hadn't written her all summer nor had he received anything from her. He also hadn't seen her the past 2 days. "We broke up. Over the summer."
"Whatever Harry. I thought this year would be perfect. No Professor Umbitch. Me and you back on the Quidditch team. I'm trying hard to get good grades. And along comes Jessica Black. Never in my life have I had a crush on someone as bad as I do now."
"Get a grip, Ron! You met her two days ago! You can't possibly be in love with her." Harry couldn't believe what he was saying. He wasn't the one in love with her. But then again he would do anything to get her.
"Shut up Harry! I thought you of all people would understand. I guess you're not who I thought you were." Ron shut his bed curtains and pretended to go to sleep.
'What a brat. Why couldn't he go after Hermione? Or Jade? Why Jessica?' Harry soon fell asleep at his desk. He began to dream. It started out with Jade. She put her finger to his lips as he began to speak. Jade dragged him down a long dark corridor. At the end of it she stopped. Harry was about to ask why they were there. To silence him she kissed him. Harry had closed his eyes. When he opened them, Jessica's smiling face greeted him. No longer were they in a dark corridor, but outside by the lake. Jessica began to laugh and ran. Harry followed. She ran a few yards ahead of him and stopped. He caught up with her and pulled her towards him. She again smiled. Harry leaned in for a kiss. That's when he woke up. The sun was just about to rise.
* * *
"Wake up Jess! Time to start practice. Get your broom!" Jade said jumping onto Jessica's bed.
"Why did you have to take your pep pills at 6:00 in the morning?"
"I did it just to annoy you."
"Why don't you go play with some dangerous animals?" Jessica said pulling the blanket over her head.
"I already did. They all ran away," Jade replied. "Fine I guess I have to use force." Jade pulled out her wand. She had used this spell on her stepfather all the time. Especially when he got out of the shower and his towel needed a little help falling to the floor in front of his stepdaughter.
"Alec Devention." Jessica's blanket fell backwards onto the floor.
"Jade!"
"Then get up!"
"Fine you bitch. Next time I'm going to hit you with ice cubes!" Jessica muttered.
"Come on. I'll get out firebolts." Jade left to go get their brooms they hid in one of the abandoned rooms.
Jessica looked in the mirror. She had been crying. Moments before Jade had woken her up, she had been having her one reoccurring nightmare. She was standing in a room. It was filled with death eaters. She recognized all of them. Along with the death eaters there was her Great Grandfather Dumbledore, Neville, Lupin, Mad-eye Moody, two people she didn't recognize, and Harry. She stood next to Harry. On the other side of the room her father stood in front of a veil. A death eater known as Bellatrix Lestrange was dueling with her father. She had just shot a red light and it missed him.
Her father laughed and yelled at her, "Come on, you can do better than that!"
Then a second light came and him directly in the chest. Jessica screamed. Everyone else was too shocked to say anything. The smile had not left his face. His eyes had widened with shock. Tears started streaming down her face. Harry, who had been holding on to Neville set him down and pulled out his wand ready to fight. Her father took forever to fall. Jessica knew he had to be dead. Her tears had become sobs. His body fell backwards into a graceful arch and sank backwards into the veil behind him.
Harry looked with complete anticipation hoping that her father would appear on the other side. He never did.
"Sirius! Sirius!" Harry had yelled.
He still remained on the floor with his breaths being only gasps. Harry began to run towards the veil but Lupin held him back.
"There's nothing you can do, Harry-"Lupin had told him.
Harry cried back, "Get him, save him, he's only just gone through! We can still reach him." Harry was now struggling against Lupin.
"There's nothing you can do, Harry...nothing. He's gone."
At this point Jessica would fall to her knees and pray to God to wake her up. She couldn't take this. She knew what was coming next.
Harry yelled, "He hasn't gone! Sirius! Sirius!"
"He can't come back Harry. He can't come back because he's d-"
"HE-IS-NOT-DEAD! Sirius!" Harry yelled as Lupin still had a hold of him.
Lupin had begun to drag Harry away all the while Harry kept his eyes on the veil. Jessica wanted so badly to die. That was how badly she hurt. She began to rock back and forth crying saying Daddy, I love you Daddy. Jessica would feel a hand rest on her shoulder. She would turn around, but always before she saw the person, she woke up.
This nightmare started the night her father had died. Her grandfather had written them and told them that her father had died. He didn't say how, only when. Jessica knew why he hadn't told her or her mother. She wished she didn't' know the alleged truth.
She knew the nightmare was really an apparition. It was just too real not to be. To know for sure she'd just have to ask Harry. Not right now. It was too soon. She wouldn't be ready to hear the words, "yes. That's exactly how he died."
Jessica could hear Jade running up the stairs. The last thing she needed was Jade asking why she had been crying. She still hadn't told Jade about the nightmare.
"I'm back! Did you miss me?" Jade said.
"No. It was quieter without you."
"Oh shut up. Well I got our brooms. You're not dressed yet? Hurry up before everyone else wakes up."
"Yeah yeah. Just whatever." Jessica quickly put her hair up and got her robes on without waking Ginny or Hermione.
"Grab your things. We probably won't have enough time to get our supplies."
Jessica grabbed both her and Jade's backpacks and headed out to the Quidditch pitch.
* * *
Harry wished he hadn't fallen asleep on his desk. His head hurt and drool had gotten all over his homework. Ron was still asleep along with his other roommates. Harry wanted to write to Sirius about his first few days at school. But the pain inside of his heart made him remember that Sirius had died three months ago. He hadn't shed a tear since. But he had put many holes in the Dursley's walls. He also yelled at nothing and blamed himself for the death of Sirius. With Jessica around it was beginning to seem like Sirius was alive again through her. All the anger he had felt over these past few months seemed to melt away with Jessica's presence. Surely Ron and Cho would understand why he needed Jessica.
Ron began to wake up. "You up already Harry?"
"Yeah. I fell asleep on my desk. I drooled all over my homework."
"Eww. Remind me not to borrow Defensive Arts from you. I'm sorry about last night."
"Yeah. So am I."
"All right, it's agreed. I get Jessica."
"What! You can't claim her!" Harry said.
"What do you suggest then?"
"Every boy for themselves." Harry and Ron shook on it.
* * *
Jade was waiting for the perfect time to tell Jessica that she had a crush on Harry. It made her sick to think that she was going to be taking away the guy Jessica liked. Or it looked like she liked Harry. After Quidditch practice. Jessica would be too tired and hungry to care what Jade would say. Even if it came down to it she would lie to whoever to get what she wanted. Even if it meant betraying and pissing off her best friend.
"Race you Jess," Jade said jumping on her broom and racing ahead.
"No fair bitch!" Jessica said jumping on hers. The broom raced forward. The wind felt good whipping her hair back and stinging her eyes. Her mom had grounded her from flying after she snuck out and flew to a friend's house. She loved flying more than anything. Well almost anything. Jessica easily caught up to Jade. Of course Jade was only testing Jessica.
"You fly like an old lady, Snape!" Jessica yelled to Jade.
"Oh. Could an old lady do this?" Jade pulled her broom high in the air and did a flip.
"Not bad. But you're still as slow as a giant." Jessica sped up with tremendous speed.
They knew they shouldn't be racing in the courtyard. But who cared if the hit anything. If they were lucky they might hit someone they didn't like or anyone. Jade had always wanted a sworn enemy.
"Come on. We want a chance to practice before breakfast is over with."
They flew to the right almost knocking over a group of Hufflepuffs who had just gotten off the Quidditch pitch.
"Sorry!" Jessica yelled but they probably didn't hear her for the fact that they were traveling at 150 miles an hour. They came to the Quidditch pitch with equipment already out. Jessica pushed Jade a little to the left making her fly out into the stands. Jessica landed next to the equipment and began to laugh. Jade looked furious.
"You little bitch! We'll see who's laughing when I hit you in the face with a bludger!" Jade said coming down from the stands.
"Sorry. I couldn't resist," Jessica said.
"I swear if you EVER do that again, I'll light you on fire and drag you into the woods where strange and disgusting little animals will peck your eyes out."
"All right. But as I am dying, make sure the squirrels do a ceremonial dance around my flaming corpse."
"Jessica!" Jade said through gritted teeth.
"All right. I promise I won't do that again. I'm only getting you back from this morning."
Jade went to the chest that held the bludgers. "Get ready."
Both grabbed a bat. Jessica flew high up into the air and Jade released the bludger. It came straight at Jessica. She studied it and watched it. As it came within arms length she hit it and it flew into a window and breaking it.
"Shit. Repairo!" Jessica said pulling out her wand.
"Don't do that stupid! Not until the bludger comes back through."
Sure enough the newly repaired window was shattered again as the bludger came whizzing towards Jade.
"Repairo!" Jessica said without anyone noticing. For an hour they hit the bludger back and forth. Only at a low strength only because they didn't want to have to repair every window at Hogwarts. By the end, they were both tired and Jessica had one thought on her mind. Food!
"So Jessica. How would you feel if I asked Harry to be my boyfriend?" Jade asked.
"I don't know. Happy for you I guess. Even though I could swear he likes me."
"No it was only supposed to make me jealous."
"Oh. Well. Good luck to you both."
Jade was so happy. 'Jess must have never liked him as more than a friend anyway.' Jessica was being torn up inside. She liked Harry. A lot yes. But why did she hate Jade right now and the thought of them possibly being married make her sick to her stomach?
* * *
Harry was heading to the dining hall when Professor McGonagal stopped him. "I wish to speak to you about the Gryffindor Quidditch team. Witch Angelina, Fred, and George gone, I need to appoint a new captain. Harry, since you have been on the team the longest you shall be captain until you graduate. You will be in charge of practices, teammates and tryouts. You'll need beaters and chasers. I assume you're going to keep Weasley as keeper and reappoint yourself as seeker."
Ron had got a lot better over the summer. Almost flawless. Ron was the best Gryffindor had to offer.
"Also I'd be watching Black and Snape. I saw them practicing this morning with a bludger. They are quite good. Do what you must to have them try out. I'll see you later Potter." Professor McGonagal walked off to her classroom.
Harry couldn't wait to tell everyone that he was the new captain of the Gryffindor Quidditch team.
"Ron! Guess what?"
"Your cousin Dudley turned into a chia-pet?"
"No. I'm the Gryffindor Quidditch team captain!"
"That's so cool! I'm happy for you Harry. Now we gotta find us some beaters and a chaser. Ginny is pretty good at playing chaser. You saw her over the summer."
"Yeah. But it depends if she is strong enough. She might not be able to fight off those big opponents."
"She'll be fine. Remember she is the youngest Weasley child."
"Hey guys. Anything good? I hope so. I'm starving," Jessica said sitting down.
"Hi Jessica!" Ron and Harry said in unison.
"Stop doing that. It freaks me out," Jessica said.
"Has anyone seen Hermione? She's got my Herbology homework," Jade said.
"Can't you do your own homework?" Jessica asked.
"I have better things to do," Jade said buttering a piece of toast.
"Like what? Boys?" Jessica asked.
"Yeah so. It's like hot heaven here. I swear, every boy in France was gay so I went a long time without getting any."
"Than now that you're at Hogwarts it probably around 6 times."
"Triple that."
"Whore."
"What? You're just jealous that's all." Jade said.
"Yeah, I sure want Herpes." Jessica said rolling her eyes.
"Are you implying that I have Herpes?"
"Sounds like it."
"Oh just shut up."
"Wow. That taught me a lesson."
Jade glared at Jessica. "Can you do me a favor Jess?"
"Yeah sure if t doesn't involve me dancing around in a hula skirt singing 'I want you Back' then okay."
Jade was confused but didn't ask. Instead she continued. "Take my firebolt back the hiding place. I need to talk to Harry."
"'Bout what?" Harry asked taking a bite full of food.
"Uh...History of some crap yesterday notes."
"Okay. But couldn't this wait until later? I need to talk to Jessica."
"No! I have to get the notes for someone."
Jessica spat out her drink and began to laugh.
"What's so funny now?" Jade asked with an unamused look on her face.
"You helping somebody. Ha. That's funny."
"Shut up Jessica."
"You wouldn't even help a person dying of thirst if it meant bending down to reach the person."
"You know that isn't true. Come on Harry we only have a few minutes to talk."
'We actually have an hour before school starts, but maybe she really needs the notes,' Harry thought.
"This way," Jade said pulling him down an empty corridor. Jade kept pulling him along. Before he knew it, they had stopped. Jade wrapped her arms around him and kissed him. Harry was taken aback. He liked Jessica this way not Jade. Harry pushed her back.
"What are you doing?"
"Kissing you, Harry. Duh. Isn't it obvious?" She then pulled Harry back into a kiss. This time he didn't fight it. Harry decided to let her have a little bit of fun. When she was finished he began to explain.
"Jade. I like you, it's just that I have a girlfriend right now."
"Well then break up with her."
"I am. But there is another thing. I like Jessica. You're very pretty, I'll admit that but beyond that, I don't see you as my girlfriend."
"Oh come on Harry. How about a quickie before class?" Jade said trying not to sound desperate.
"No. Sorry Jade."
"Jessica won't go out with you," Jade said.
"Why not?"
"She likes Ron." Harry's heart sunk for the 3rd time this week. Jade of all people would know who Jessica liked. But now hearing the truth made an unmistakable lump in his throat.
"I need to get my things before class," Harry said turning to leave.
Jade grabbed his hand. "Think about it. My offers always stand." Harry nodded and he walked back up to the dormitories.
He was pissed. How had Ron won her over? Then again it was only the second day at school. He still had a chance. Even if Jessica decided Ron should be her boyfriend, maybe she could consider Harry as a side. A lover was the closest word her could come up with to describe it. But he had to look at what life had given him. Jade didn't seem all that bad. If you looked past the conceited act, then maybe she wasn't so bad. Harry just didn't know.
So, tell me what you think. Good. Bad. Environmentalist against ceremonial squirrel dances? Review!
Authors note: This story will get better. The first chapters job is simply to explain who my original characters are and for everyone to get to Hogwarts. Remember, 6th year.
To the Reviewer:
Leigha- I looked up how they were related and on Page 113 of the Order of the Phoenix Sirius said, "Molly and I are cousins by marriage and Arthur's something like my second cousin once removed." That makes Jessica and the Weasley children aren't illegally related. They would be more like 4th cousins. Besides, the book also said that all pureblood wizard families are all interrelated somehow.
Thank you thank you thank you for reviewing! Chapter 2 is dedicated to the all mighty Leigha, the only person who reviewed!
A Boredom Harry Potter Fanfiction
*Chapter 2*
Jessica sat down on her bed. She was staring out the window. To Jade, Jessica seemed distant and sad. Jade knew the news that Dumbledore had given her was not good.
"Okay Jess. It's only you and me. So come on and tell me what's wrong."
Jessica pulled her knees up to her chest. That was Jessica's way of saying I'm scared. "My mom. She's missing."
Jade gasped. "You don't think-"
"That's exactly what Grandfather thinks. Why does Voldemort need my mother? Couldn't he find someone else's parent for a deatheater?" Jessica began to cry again. Jessica felt so ashamed for crying.
"Oh Jess. You should have come straight to me." Jade began to brush Jessica's hair. She knew this would calm her down. At least that was what Jessica had told her was the only way to make her calm again.
"I don't know what to do. If I lose my mother, I don't know what'd I'd do. I already lost the father I barely knew."
"Oh Jess. It's not fair. Really it isn't. You've had a hard life. I know it. But unfortunately for us this is called life. And trust me it sucks. If I had it my way I would have made sure your mom couldn't have ever been brought back to the dark side."
"I know Jade. You are like a sister. Better than Hannah."
"Go to sleep Jess. We have to get up early. We have to practice tomorrow before school."
"What? For what?" Jessica asked.
"Quidditch. They need some beaters."
Jessica's face lightened up a little. She loved Quidditch.
"It'll keep your mind off your problems."
"Yeah, night Jade."
"Night," Jade said.
Jessica closed her curtains that surrounded her bed. Jade wasn't ready to sleep. She was too anxious. She realized as Harry had walked with Jessica into the common room that she had a crush on Harry Potter!
* * *
"Come on Ron. Don't take your anger out on me. Do you honestly think Jessica Black would like you?"
"Why do you care anyway? You have a girlfriend. Remember? Cho?"
He hadn't written her all summer nor had he received anything from her. He also hadn't seen her the past 2 days. "We broke up. Over the summer."
"Whatever Harry. I thought this year would be perfect. No Professor Umbitch. Me and you back on the Quidditch team. I'm trying hard to get good grades. And along comes Jessica Black. Never in my life have I had a crush on someone as bad as I do now."
"Get a grip, Ron! You met her two days ago! You can't possibly be in love with her." Harry couldn't believe what he was saying. He wasn't the one in love with her. But then again he would do anything to get her.
"Shut up Harry! I thought you of all people would understand. I guess you're not who I thought you were." Ron shut his bed curtains and pretended to go to sleep.
'What a brat. Why couldn't he go after Hermione? Or Jade? Why Jessica?' Harry soon fell asleep at his desk. He began to dream. It started out with Jade. She put her finger to his lips as he began to speak. Jade dragged him down a long dark corridor. At the end of it she stopped. Harry was about to ask why they were there. To silence him she kissed him. Harry had closed his eyes. When he opened them, Jessica's smiling face greeted him. No longer were they in a dark corridor, but outside by the lake. Jessica began to laugh and ran. Harry followed. She ran a few yards ahead of him and stopped. He caught up with her and pulled her towards him. She again smiled. Harry leaned in for a kiss. That's when he woke up. The sun was just about to rise.
* * *
"Wake up Jess! Time to start practice. Get your broom!" Jade said jumping onto Jessica's bed.
"Why did you have to take your pep pills at 6:00 in the morning?"
"I did it just to annoy you."
"Why don't you go play with some dangerous animals?" Jessica said pulling the blanket over her head.
"I already did. They all ran away," Jade replied. "Fine I guess I have to use force." Jade pulled out her wand. She had used this spell on her stepfather all the time. Especially when he got out of the shower and his towel needed a little help falling to the floor in front of his stepdaughter.
"Alec Devention." Jessica's blanket fell backwards onto the floor.
"Jade!"
"Then get up!"
"Fine you bitch. Next time I'm going to hit you with ice cubes!" Jessica muttered.
"Come on. I'll get out firebolts." Jade left to go get their brooms they hid in one of the abandoned rooms.
Jessica looked in the mirror. She had been crying. Moments before Jade had woken her up, she had been having her one reoccurring nightmare. She was standing in a room. It was filled with death eaters. She recognized all of them. Along with the death eaters there was her Great Grandfather Dumbledore, Neville, Lupin, Mad-eye Moody, two people she didn't recognize, and Harry. She stood next to Harry. On the other side of the room her father stood in front of a veil. A death eater known as Bellatrix Lestrange was dueling with her father. She had just shot a red light and it missed him.
Her father laughed and yelled at her, "Come on, you can do better than that!"
Then a second light came and him directly in the chest. Jessica screamed. Everyone else was too shocked to say anything. The smile had not left his face. His eyes had widened with shock. Tears started streaming down her face. Harry, who had been holding on to Neville set him down and pulled out his wand ready to fight. Her father took forever to fall. Jessica knew he had to be dead. Her tears had become sobs. His body fell backwards into a graceful arch and sank backwards into the veil behind him.
Harry looked with complete anticipation hoping that her father would appear on the other side. He never did.
"Sirius! Sirius!" Harry had yelled.
He still remained on the floor with his breaths being only gasps. Harry began to run towards the veil but Lupin held him back.
"There's nothing you can do, Harry-"Lupin had told him.
Harry cried back, "Get him, save him, he's only just gone through! We can still reach him." Harry was now struggling against Lupin.
"There's nothing you can do, Harry...nothing. He's gone."
At this point Jessica would fall to her knees and pray to God to wake her up. She couldn't take this. She knew what was coming next.
Harry yelled, "He hasn't gone! Sirius! Sirius!"
"He can't come back Harry. He can't come back because he's d-"
"HE-IS-NOT-DEAD! Sirius!" Harry yelled as Lupin still had a hold of him.
Lupin had begun to drag Harry away all the while Harry kept his eyes on the veil. Jessica wanted so badly to die. That was how badly she hurt. She began to rock back and forth crying saying Daddy, I love you Daddy. Jessica would feel a hand rest on her shoulder. She would turn around, but always before she saw the person, she woke up.
This nightmare started the night her father had died. Her grandfather had written them and told them that her father had died. He didn't say how, only when. Jessica knew why he hadn't told her or her mother. She wished she didn't' know the alleged truth.
She knew the nightmare was really an apparition. It was just too real not to be. To know for sure she'd just have to ask Harry. Not right now. It was too soon. She wouldn't be ready to hear the words, "yes. That's exactly how he died."
Jessica could hear Jade running up the stairs. The last thing she needed was Jade asking why she had been crying. She still hadn't told Jade about the nightmare.
"I'm back! Did you miss me?" Jade said.
"No. It was quieter without you."
"Oh shut up. Well I got our brooms. You're not dressed yet? Hurry up before everyone else wakes up."
"Yeah yeah. Just whatever." Jessica quickly put her hair up and got her robes on without waking Ginny or Hermione.
"Grab your things. We probably won't have enough time to get our supplies."
Jessica grabbed both her and Jade's backpacks and headed out to the Quidditch pitch.
* * *
Harry wished he hadn't fallen asleep on his desk. His head hurt and drool had gotten all over his homework. Ron was still asleep along with his other roommates. Harry wanted to write to Sirius about his first few days at school. But the pain inside of his heart made him remember that Sirius had died three months ago. He hadn't shed a tear since. But he had put many holes in the Dursley's walls. He also yelled at nothing and blamed himself for the death of Sirius. With Jessica around it was beginning to seem like Sirius was alive again through her. All the anger he had felt over these past few months seemed to melt away with Jessica's presence. Surely Ron and Cho would understand why he needed Jessica.
Ron began to wake up. "You up already Harry?"
"Yeah. I fell asleep on my desk. I drooled all over my homework."
"Eww. Remind me not to borrow Defensive Arts from you. I'm sorry about last night."
"Yeah. So am I."
"All right, it's agreed. I get Jessica."
"What! You can't claim her!" Harry said.
"What do you suggest then?"
"Every boy for themselves." Harry and Ron shook on it.
* * *
Jade was waiting for the perfect time to tell Jessica that she had a crush on Harry. It made her sick to think that she was going to be taking away the guy Jessica liked. Or it looked like she liked Harry. After Quidditch practice. Jessica would be too tired and hungry to care what Jade would say. Even if it came down to it she would lie to whoever to get what she wanted. Even if it meant betraying and pissing off her best friend.
"Race you Jess," Jade said jumping on her broom and racing ahead.
"No fair bitch!" Jessica said jumping on hers. The broom raced forward. The wind felt good whipping her hair back and stinging her eyes. Her mom had grounded her from flying after she snuck out and flew to a friend's house. She loved flying more than anything. Well almost anything. Jessica easily caught up to Jade. Of course Jade was only testing Jessica.
"You fly like an old lady, Snape!" Jessica yelled to Jade.
"Oh. Could an old lady do this?" Jade pulled her broom high in the air and did a flip.
"Not bad. But you're still as slow as a giant." Jessica sped up with tremendous speed.
They knew they shouldn't be racing in the courtyard. But who cared if the hit anything. If they were lucky they might hit someone they didn't like or anyone. Jade had always wanted a sworn enemy.
"Come on. We want a chance to practice before breakfast is over with."
They flew to the right almost knocking over a group of Hufflepuffs who had just gotten off the Quidditch pitch.
"Sorry!" Jessica yelled but they probably didn't hear her for the fact that they were traveling at 150 miles an hour. They came to the Quidditch pitch with equipment already out. Jessica pushed Jade a little to the left making her fly out into the stands. Jessica landed next to the equipment and began to laugh. Jade looked furious.
"You little bitch! We'll see who's laughing when I hit you in the face with a bludger!" Jade said coming down from the stands.
"Sorry. I couldn't resist," Jessica said.
"I swear if you EVER do that again, I'll light you on fire and drag you into the woods where strange and disgusting little animals will peck your eyes out."
"All right. But as I am dying, make sure the squirrels do a ceremonial dance around my flaming corpse."
"Jessica!" Jade said through gritted teeth.
"All right. I promise I won't do that again. I'm only getting you back from this morning."
Jade went to the chest that held the bludgers. "Get ready."
Both grabbed a bat. Jessica flew high up into the air and Jade released the bludger. It came straight at Jessica. She studied it and watched it. As it came within arms length she hit it and it flew into a window and breaking it.
"Shit. Repairo!" Jessica said pulling out her wand.
"Don't do that stupid! Not until the bludger comes back through."
Sure enough the newly repaired window was shattered again as the bludger came whizzing towards Jade.
"Repairo!" Jessica said without anyone noticing. For an hour they hit the bludger back and forth. Only at a low strength only because they didn't want to have to repair every window at Hogwarts. By the end, they were both tired and Jessica had one thought on her mind. Food!
"So Jessica. How would you feel if I asked Harry to be my boyfriend?" Jade asked.
"I don't know. Happy for you I guess. Even though I could swear he likes me."
"No it was only supposed to make me jealous."
"Oh. Well. Good luck to you both."
Jade was so happy. 'Jess must have never liked him as more than a friend anyway.' Jessica was being torn up inside. She liked Harry. A lot yes. But why did she hate Jade right now and the thought of them possibly being married make her sick to her stomach?
* * *
Harry was heading to the dining hall when Professor McGonagal stopped him. "I wish to speak to you about the Gryffindor Quidditch team. Witch Angelina, Fred, and George gone, I need to appoint a new captain. Harry, since you have been on the team the longest you shall be captain until you graduate. You will be in charge of practices, teammates and tryouts. You'll need beaters and chasers. I assume you're going to keep Weasley as keeper and reappoint yourself as seeker."
Ron had got a lot better over the summer. Almost flawless. Ron was the best Gryffindor had to offer.
"Also I'd be watching Black and Snape. I saw them practicing this morning with a bludger. They are quite good. Do what you must to have them try out. I'll see you later Potter." Professor McGonagal walked off to her classroom.
Harry couldn't wait to tell everyone that he was the new captain of the Gryffindor Quidditch team.
"Ron! Guess what?"
"Your cousin Dudley turned into a chia-pet?"
"No. I'm the Gryffindor Quidditch team captain!"
"That's so cool! I'm happy for you Harry. Now we gotta find us some beaters and a chaser. Ginny is pretty good at playing chaser. You saw her over the summer."
"Yeah. But it depends if she is strong enough. She might not be able to fight off those big opponents."
"She'll be fine. Remember she is the youngest Weasley child."
"Hey guys. Anything good? I hope so. I'm starving," Jessica said sitting down.
"Hi Jessica!" Ron and Harry said in unison.
"Stop doing that. It freaks me out," Jessica said.
"Has anyone seen Hermione? She's got my Herbology homework," Jade said.
"Can't you do your own homework?" Jessica asked.
"I have better things to do," Jade said buttering a piece of toast.
"Like what? Boys?" Jessica asked.
"Yeah so. It's like hot heaven here. I swear, every boy in France was gay so I went a long time without getting any."
"Than now that you're at Hogwarts it probably around 6 times."
"Triple that."
"Whore."
"What? You're just jealous that's all." Jade said.
"Yeah, I sure want Herpes." Jessica said rolling her eyes.
"Are you implying that I have Herpes?"
"Sounds like it."
"Oh just shut up."
"Wow. That taught me a lesson."
Jade glared at Jessica. "Can you do me a favor Jess?"
"Yeah sure if t doesn't involve me dancing around in a hula skirt singing 'I want you Back' then okay."
Jade was confused but didn't ask. Instead she continued. "Take my firebolt back the hiding place. I need to talk to Harry."
"'Bout what?" Harry asked taking a bite full of food.
"Uh...History of some crap yesterday notes."
"Okay. But couldn't this wait until later? I need to talk to Jessica."
"No! I have to get the notes for someone."
Jessica spat out her drink and began to laugh.
"What's so funny now?" Jade asked with an unamused look on her face.
"You helping somebody. Ha. That's funny."
"Shut up Jessica."
"You wouldn't even help a person dying of thirst if it meant bending down to reach the person."
"You know that isn't true. Come on Harry we only have a few minutes to talk."
'We actually have an hour before school starts, but maybe she really needs the notes,' Harry thought.
"This way," Jade said pulling him down an empty corridor. Jade kept pulling him along. Before he knew it, they had stopped. Jade wrapped her arms around him and kissed him. Harry was taken aback. He liked Jessica this way not Jade. Harry pushed her back.
"What are you doing?"
"Kissing you, Harry. Duh. Isn't it obvious?" She then pulled Harry back into a kiss. This time he didn't fight it. Harry decided to let her have a little bit of fun. When she was finished he began to explain.
"Jade. I like you, it's just that I have a girlfriend right now."
"Well then break up with her."
"I am. But there is another thing. I like Jessica. You're very pretty, I'll admit that but beyond that, I don't see you as my girlfriend."
"Oh come on Harry. How about a quickie before class?" Jade said trying not to sound desperate.
"No. Sorry Jade."
"Jessica won't go out with you," Jade said.
"Why not?"
"She likes Ron." Harry's heart sunk for the 3rd time this week. Jade of all people would know who Jessica liked. But now hearing the truth made an unmistakable lump in his throat.
"I need to get my things before class," Harry said turning to leave.
Jade grabbed his hand. "Think about it. My offers always stand." Harry nodded and he walked back up to the dormitories.
He was pissed. How had Ron won her over? Then again it was only the second day at school. He still had a chance. Even if Jessica decided Ron should be her boyfriend, maybe she could consider Harry as a side. A lover was the closest word her could come up with to describe it. But he had to look at what life had given him. Jade didn't seem all that bad. If you looked past the conceited act, then maybe she wasn't so bad. Harry just didn't know.
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