. . Okay, are you sure
you not gonna fall
in love??

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"𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗛𝗘 𝗪𝗔𝗦 like.. EXPECTO            PATRONUM!"

Cassie stepped forward to face the back of her three friends. "And then...WHOOSHHH! Harry beat that damn Dementor!!!"

Hearing the story with Cassie who was good at acting it out, Harry, Hermione and Ron laughed.

"Haha, actually Cassie is good at acting!" Ron replied.

Cassie shrugged her shoulders with her mouth pursed. "This is Cassie Diggory."

"HAHA"

On this cold winter morning, Harry was seen wearing a navy sweater, Hermione was wearing t-shirt and grey jacket, also Cassie was wearing a dark orange sweater and Ron was wearing his favorite abstract sweater.

The four friends teenagers were seen walking towards Hagrid's house to visit on their free morning.

Harry looked up at the sky. "Today is sunny and beautiful."

Ron clucked. "But unless you've been torn to pieces." he said angrily.

"Broken into pieces? What did you say?" asked Harry confused as he walked.

Hermione snorted in her long strides. "Ron lost his mouse."

Ron, who did not accept Hermione's words, replied. "I haven't lost anything! Your cat killed it!"

"Nonsense." Hermione answered rolling her eyes.

After passing the fountain Ron turned to Harry and not far away was Cassie.

"Harry, Cassie, you always know how that bloodthirsty cat of hers stalks Scabbers."

Harry and Cassie just glanced at each other then rolled their eyes.

"And now Scabbers is gone!"

"That's because you suck at keeping him, Ronald!"

"Your cat killed it!!!"

"No."

"Yes."

"NO."

"I'll buy a tiger to pounce on both of your pets." teased Cassie.

Now Harry, Cassie, Ron and Hermione had arrived at Hagrid's house. But when they knocked on the door of his warm home, no one answered.

"Where's Hagrid?" Harry asked.

Cassie looked around. She then gasped as she remembered something.

"Maybe he's contemplating in the lake!"

"Oh yes! Let's go there." Get Harry running.

The purpose of the four friends visiting Hagrid is to find out the judge's decision regarding Buckbeak who some time ago broke the hand of the mother's boy, Draco Malfoy.

And sure enough, Hagrid was apparently in the lake agitated while throwing rocks in his hand.

Cassie, Harry, Hermione and Ron looked at each other. Then they split up on different seats, aka rocks.

But Cassie was standing next to Ron.

"How's the verdict, Hagrid?" Cassie asked.

Hagrid looked like he was crying at Cassie's question. But he held it in and responded to the question.

"I told them that Buckbeak is a good Hippogriff, and I always take care of him."

“However⎯ then that old Lucius Malfoy stood up and suggested that the Hippogriff was a ferocious evil beast⎯ ”

Harry asked.
"Then what?"

Hagrid wept in solitude over the lake water. “They are punishing⎯ ”

"You're fired?!" Ron replied.

Hagrid threw the boulder in his hand into the lake and started crying again.

"They didn't fire me...
they⎯ sentenced Buckbeak to death!!!"

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It was getting noon, it was time
for the students to have lunch together in the Great Hall.

Cassie was seen sitting at the Gryffindor table with Hermione, then Harry as well as Ronald sat in front of them.

This time, Cassie and her friends ate their favorite corn soup.

"Hm! Mrs. Veronica's cooking is always delicious!!" Ron replied praising the cooking of a chef there.

Cassie chuckled a little. "I am sure you like all kind of food, Ron!"

Ron laughed at Cassie's words.

"Oh yeah, where's Ginny?" asked Hermione looking around.
"I never saw your sister, Ron."

Ron shrugged his shoulders. "I don't know, I don't care."

Harry winced.
"Don't care? Give Ginny to me." he replied joking.

Hearing Harry's words, Cassie immediately looked at the black-haired boy with a cynical look. Her heart sank when Harry said about..Ginny.

Cassie chuckled. "Give it to you?"

Harry turned, he seemed to open his red lips several times because he was confused to answer.

"I mean⎯ I'll think of her as my little sister.."

Cassie just rolled her eyes wildly when Harry responded. Harry felt even more bad for Cassie, he let out a breath.

"Cassie, I didn't mean⎯ "

"Come on, you two are like two lovers who quarrel." Interrupted Ron who was engrossed in eating the corn soup in front of him.

Hearing that, Harry quickly turned his head and pushed Ron hard on the shoulder.

"Harry!"

Cassie and Hermione just glanced at each other confused.

"Don't you want to date Cassie? You said that yourself⎯ "

"Stop, Ronald!!" interrupted Harry firmly and hard. Making the other three friends even more confused.

"I-im with Cassie just enough as far as bestfriend. Dont you dare."

"What do you mea⎯ "

"Okay...I'm getting confused with you two shit." Hermione cut Ron words.

Suddenly, from the middle where Ron and Harry sat, there was a tray with a bowl of corn soup and warm milk.

The tray was held by someone with orange hair. Dressed in the Gryffindor uniform.

Who else? Ginny Weasley.

The orange haired Ginny sat herself between Ron and Harry.

"Hi, Ron!" Greeted Ginny to her older brother and a faint smile was returned.

Ginny smiled then turned to Harry, she looked at Harry with a different look. According to Cassie...that's a special sweet look that Ginny give for Harry. It makes Cassie suspicious.

Ginny smiled at Harry.
"Hi...Harry." Greeted Ginny shyly.

Harry just frowned and didn't answer.

Cassie snorted and quickly stood up.
"Nevermind, I will sit at another table."

Cassie then without a another words left her friends at the table. Hermione, Harry and Ron looked at each other.

Ginny looked again at Harry.
"What is wrong with her?"

Harry gave Ginny a sinister look then got up from his seat and ran after Cassie.

"Cassie! Cassie!!"

A man's pat on the shoulder and a sweet call made Cassie turn her head with a straight face.

"Cassie, you didn't have lunch?" asked Harry worriedly.

Cassie just narrowed her eyes at Harry. She looked away without responding to Harry's question.

"Cassie!"

Harry chased after Cassie again, but now he managed to grab her soft hand. Harry looked at Cassie gently.

"Are you mad with me?"

Cassie winced and pushed Harry's hand out of her. "No."

Harry exhaled. "Why did you go?"

"None of your business."

Cassie ignored Harry again, she walked away from the boy.

"You jealous with Ginny?"

Instantly, Harry's words made Cassie turn around.
Cassie was confused about what to answer, because she was also confused about what she felt.

Sick, Hit, Love...?

Cassie took a deep breath, she walked closer to Harry but she still kept her distance from Harry.

"You⎯ you loved her once, right?"

Harry frowned shaking his head quickly. "No. What are you talking about?!"

Now Cassie's gaze on Harry changed, turning into a look that was originally angry to sad.

"I think.. maybe Ginny liked me in the second year."
"But⎯ I mean⎯⎯ Ginny likes me only as an her brother bestfriend. Nothing more!"

Harry's explanation was stammering but confident at the end of his sentence. And so, Cassie answered him.

"Your words are always stuttering.."

Harry fell silent. "..My bad..."

Cassie didn't answer, she walked away leaving Harry back. But after a few steps away, she turned her head slightly.

"Hey, Harry. Want to come with me to the Astronomy Tower?"

Harry smiled faintly then ran after Cassie. "Of course, Lavena!" he teased

Cassie just smiled crookedly then the two teenagers finally went to the Astronomy Tower which was Cassie's favorite place.

Arriving at the Astronomy Tower at noon, Cassie fixed her eyes on the high ceiling.

Space furniture, intricately arranged but so beautiful. Perfect.

"I haven't been here in a long time." replied Cassie.

Harry then sat down bending his legs into a triangle on the floor. There, he could see the sky up close.

Cassie looked at Harry, she felt guilty for scolding her best friend, who had always been kind to Cassie.

Cassie smiled tilting her head, she then walked over to Harry and sat next to him.

Cassie turned to her best friend who was still staring blankly at the sky.

"Harry, I'm sorry."

Harry frowned, he glanced at Cassie briefly then looked back up at the sky.
"You're not wrong, I was."

Cassie shook her head. "You really like to blame yourself, don't be like that."

Harry chuckled a little. "Well, there's nothing wrong between us."

Harry's answer was approved by Cassie who now let out a smile for Harry.

Cassie followed Harry's movements and looked up at the sky. "Harry, was..what you said was true?"

"Which one?"

"Uhm..Ginny likes you as a friend?"

Harry nodded. "I hope."
"Because I don't like her."

Harry's words to Cassie made the girl surnamed Diggory smile broadly.
"I feel relieved."

Harry frowned in confusion. He turned to Cassie. "What do you mean?"

what the hell i say, Cassie said in her mind.

Cassie was confused about answering. It seemed what Harry had done to her was earlier turning back on that rich girl herself.

"N-nothing!"

"HEY, YOU GUYS!"

The sound of someone's running footsteps as well as the sound of his calling made Cassie and Harry look up instantly.

Apparently Ron and Hermione were running after the two lovebirds with breathless.

"What are you doing, burnt bee?"

"Humph hah, stop calling me⎯ burnt bee, phew....CASSIE!!" Dodged Ron with his breath halting. Cassie just chuckled at the orange haired boy.

"It's time for the art of divination lesson! You guys not coming??!" asked Hermione firmly.

Cassie and Harry glanced at each other, eyes rolling. Cassie snorted.

"Huh, alright. Let's start this boring lesson."