Harry Potter: A Different Tale

Harry had just arrived back at school and got changed back into his normal school clothes, he thought that he made some good choices when assigning his proxies. The Longbottoms and Potters were allies for centuries and Lady Longbottom was a fierce woman who many knew better than to mess with.

Her daughter-in-law was also his little brother's godmother and her son was friends with Harry's father and his little brothers godfather. Admittedly he had someone else in mind but he had refused, either way it was a good choice.

He also liked his choice of Andromeda for the Black family, for one she was his godmother and as his godfather was in prison, she was good enough to fit the role. She was a kind but fierce woman, and having the kicked out woman in charge of the seat would be a nice way to stick it to the Black family.

"Harry!" An angry voice caught his attention as he was walking down the hallway, he saw Daphne Greengrass storming toward him

"Hi Daphne, what's up?" He said politely, but Daphne didn't answer, she grabbed him by the arm and started pulling him away.

Harry could have stopped her easily but this seemed like one of the situations when you weren't supposed to do that. Harry took the time analyse her face, it was as pretty as usual but it was also pretty red. He noticed that her eyes were also a bit misty, indicating that she had been crying, Harry was wondering what on earth would make Daphne cry when they stopped by the lake.

"Alright Harry" Daphne spoke now that nobody could hear them "did you know?"

"Could you be more specific on what I'm supposed to know?" Harry spoke softly

"About the contract!" Daphne snapped

"What contract?!" Harry stepped back in surprise

"The marriage contract!"

"I told you all I know about the contract! What am I supposed to know?!"

"You're contracted to me!" She screamed, and Harry found himself unable to respond. In fact he imagined that he looked kind of like a gaping fish at the moment.

"Wait a sec" Harry managed to close his mouth "you're saying that the girl in the contract, is you?"

"Yes!" Daphne replied, unaware of the tears that were dripping down her face "MY father sent me a letter and told me about it! You're contracted to me!"

"Daph, I swear I didn't know!" Harry said honestly "I would've told you if I did"

"Fine, you didn't know but I bet you're pleased now!" She said angrily "This must be great for you! Forcing me into a contract! You've been flirting with me nonstop and now you get your bloody wish! I'm going to marry you now! I'm going to be a stupid housewife that you can use to show off to your friends! I can't believe this! I..."

"Daphne!" Harry shouted, stopping the girl in her tracks "Take a breath, yeah." Daphne glared at him but did so, a few seconds later she realised that the tears were on her face and wiped her eyes.

"Do you have anything to say?" She asked, still wiping her eyes

"Yes" Harry took a breath "first of all, I really didn't know. And yes I've been flirting with you but I was really just having some fun, and you seemed to like it so I kept it up. Now I'd like to remind you of something, I can cancel the contract once I'm fourteen"

"Why would you?!" Daphne interrupted

"Because I don't want to force you into this!" Harry snapped "Is that really so hard to believe?! I'm not Malfoy! I didn't do this on purpose! Yes I like you but I wouldn't force you into a relationship with me!"

Daphne had unconsciously taken a step back, she thought that she saw something flicker in his eyes for a moment. A silence fell over the two, neither willing to break it, but eventually they one had to give.

"I'm sorry" Daphne said after a few minutes of silence "I shouldn't have exploded on you"

"It's alright" Harry sighed "you were emotional, I understand."

"Thank you"

"Really it's alright, but like I said Daphne, I won't force you into this. It makes you uncomfortable so I will cancel the contract as soon as I'm capable of doing so, but for the record, I would've never forced you into being a housewife."

"Really?" She asked with a little bit of disbelief in her voice

"Yeah, if we were married and you wanted to work then I'd let you, well, when I say 'I would let you' what I really meant is 'I wouldn't complain if you did'. I would never force you into being someone who you don't want to be"

"Thank you" She said appreciatively

"It's really no problem, now, we have a free period now but by my estimation our next lesson is in ten minutes. So, should we walk back up?"

"Yes" Daphne said softly

"Okay, then let's go Daph" Harry replied, he was then startled when Daphne charged at him and hugged him "Daph?"

Daphne hugged him tightly, Harry couldn't help but tense a little, he placed his arms around Daphne, hoping she didn't notice. Daphne rested her head on his shoulder, Harry placed his on top of hers, he wasn't very experienced in hugging but he felt that this wasn't so bad. Of course that might just be because it was Daphne but he wasn't sure, although he'd definitely break Dumbledore's nose if that old man had tried to hug him.

Harry had waited patiently for Daphne, he couldn't help but admit that he liked the hug. Soon Daphne let go, she gave him a small smile and he gave her one as well. Another surprise for Harry came when she placed her hand in his, she looked a bit embarrassed so Harry decided not to say anything.

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