Lumos (HP Fanfic)

Don't Play With Fire

"Bloody Snape...bloody potions assignments..." There I sat in the Gryffindor common room on the first night of the new year at Hogwarts mumbling to myself, upset that Snape had already gave us our first essay. Hermione aand Ron were sitting with me trying to get their work done as well, except well for Ron and I.

"For crying out loud it's like that man thinks we're all Hermione!" Ron then chucked the crumpled piece of parchment we were tossing back and forth straight at me which I caught quickly in my hands. A reflex I've had since being a chaser. Hermione, who had heard Ron's comment just continued to go on with her work and settled with rolling her eyes.

"No offense Hermione, but Ron is right. Quidditch starts soon and it'll be even more difficult to get all of his essays and homework out of the way." I then tossed the crumpled piece of parchment right into the fire blazing in front of us, replied with sparks spurting in the air.

"No, it's alright..." Hermione bit her lip and began moving her quill back and forth between her thumb and forefinger. Then she went back to furiously writing on her parchment. She was in her 'Hermione won't focus on anything at all except schoolwork' mode.

I reached beside me and grabbed my book bag removing my quill, parchment, and potions book. I guess I should get started before it's too late. Ron looked disappointed that our parchment toss game was over because that meant he should get to work too. I chuckled umder my breath then I dipped my quill into the inkwell and began my essay on how to make a counter potion for Draught Of Peace. Then I started thinking about Harry and his detention with Umbridge. He should've been back by now, but I mean it's Harry, there's nothing to worry about. Once Umbridge entered my mind, my writing became more furious and more difficult to read.

My thoughts of Umbridge became more violent and as if right on Queue, Harry entered the common room placing himself beside me on the sofa. His emerald eyes were distant and had the hatred flame, but this time it was a blazing fire,"Harry?" He looked up from his gaze at the fire towards me,"Are you alright?" Well obviously he wasn't, but what else do I say?

He nodded his head causing his messy hair to flop onto his forehead,"I'm fine." His jaw tensed and I knew just as well that he was not "fine."

"Don't lie to me Harry." I looked at him with as much determination as I could muster.

"It's nothing. You don't need to worry about me, Dani." I noticed him take a quick glance at his left hand, and I looked down to see it a bright pink before he covered it with his sleeve.

Hermione and Ron both noticed Harry and I's conversation,"Bloody hell Harry! What did the she- devil do to you?" I grabbed his hand and placed it in mine looking at what was cut into his skin. When I ran my fingertips across what said "I must not tell lies" he shuddered as the skin I touched was still raw.

"Bloody hell, Harry. The woman's torturing you... If the parents knew about this..." Ron was just as shocked as I was, well it wasn't a surprise that Umbridge would do something like that, but... Nevermind.

"I haven't got any of those, have I, Ron?" Harry snapped back.

"But, Harry, you've got to report this." Hermione was trying to stress the importance of this to Harry, but we all knew he wouldn't budge with how stubborn he is. I couldn't help but to agree with him though.

"Hermione I'm not giving Umbridge the satisfaction she wants!" Harry continued to argue back.

"Dumbledore needs to know! No teacher should ever punish a student in such a way!" Hermiones failure to convince Harry was just useless.

"As much as I hate Umbridge too, I have to agree with Harry." I looked back down at Harry's hand which was still in mine, staring at the words carved into the back of his hand. Let's hope I don't get detention anytime soon,"Well if I was in your spot Harry, I'd feel the same way. That woman is not going to ruin our year by telling us that we're all going bonkers because she's too cowardly to admit he's back!"