Veiled Hearts ~ HP Fanfiction (Harry Potter X OC)

Chapter 43: Love in the Night Sky

"Celestia, wait!" Harry's voice was filled with urgency as he reached out to grab her arm gently.

Celestia turned to face him, her expression guarded. "What now, Harry? Have you come to guilt-trip me some more?"

Harry's eyes softened with genuine concern as he spoke. "I was worried about you. You've been gone for almost a week, and I didn't know where you were or if you were okay. Your friends weren't helpful either, Please, Celestia, talk to me."

Celestia's eyes narrowed as she regarded him skeptically. "You were worried? Funny, considering you were too busy spying on me with Henry to bother asking if I was alright."

Harry winced at her words, guilt flashing across his features. "I'm sorry, Celestia. I... I messed up. But I truly care about you. I love you and i know you love me too."

Celestia's jaw clenched at his declaration, her frustration bubbling to the surface. "Love me? Harry, you broke up with me because you couldn't make up your mind about Cho! And now you expect me to believe you love me?"

Harry's expression softened as he took a step closer to her, his eyes pleading. "I made a mistake, I never wanted that, Celestia. But I promise, I'll make it up to you. I'll do whatever it takes to prove it to you."

Celestia shook her head in disbelief, her voice dripping with sarcasm. "Oh, how romantic. But guess what, Harry? I'm not interested in being your second choice. I believe I deserve better than that."

Harry's shoulders slumped with defeat, but determination glinted.

Celestia's frustration reached its peak as she realized the futility of their situation. "You just don't get it, do you? My parents will never accept us together. I'll be disowned if they find out about us and neither will your... Friends, we'll be outcasts."

Harry's expression softened with understanding as he reached out to take her hand. "I don't care about your parents or anyone else. I want to be with you, outcasts or not, Celestia, no matter what. I'll support you in every way. Even if you get disowned, I've got gold to support you, we have Sirius, We'll figure it out together."

Celestia sighed heavily, torn between her love for Harry and the reality of their circumstances. "I don't know, Harry. This is all too much."

Harry's lips curved into a hopeful smile as he made one final plea. "Let me take you out for a stroll, just like old times. We can talk and figure things out together."

Celestia hesitated for a moment before reluctantly nodding her head. "Fine. But don't expect me to change my mind that easily."

With that, Harry led Celestia out of the dungeon and into the moonlit grounds of Hogwarts, their future uncertain but their hearts intertwined in the tumultuous journey ahead.

As Celestia and Harry slipped out of the castle through the main door under Harry's invisibility cloak, Celestia couldn't help but comment on the recklessness of leaving such an important entrance unguarded.

"Isn't it absurd," Celestia remarked with a hint of sarcasm, "that the school would leave the main door wide open for students to just stroll out whenever they please?"

Harry chuckled softly, his hand gently guiding her as they made their way across the moonlit grounds. "I suppose they trust us not to wander too far," he replied, his voice laced with amusement.

They walked side by side, the edge of the forbidden forest looming ominously in the distance. Celestia couldn't help but feel a rush of excitement tinged with fear as they skirted its shadowy borders. The black lake shimmered in the moonlight, its surface rippling softly as they settled by its tranquil shores.