Harry and his Brainy Girls

Harry and his Brainy Girls

By: Sheltie

I don’t own Harry Potter at all

Chapter 73: Penelope Clearwater

Penelope sighed. She had just broken up with her longtime boyfriend, Percy Weasley. The boy was just too dull for her. She liked him during their time at Hogwarts and enjoyed hearing him tell her all about his dreams. But now there was real life and she just couldn’t take him gushing about Fudge one more minute. So she broke-up with him and cut her ties before anything really big came up, like marriage.

She was now drinking her sorrows away in a local pub. She preferred muggle ones since it was more quaint and she felt more at home. She was a muggle-born so she still tried to stay in touch with her muggle roots. That was another problem with Percy, He lived in magic and didn’t understand, nor wanted to understand anything muggle. This upset her since that meant he ignored a part of her. A big part of her.

“Hello, can I buy you a drink?”

Penelope looked up to see a man with dazzling green eyes an a familiar scar.

“Harry Potter” she uttered.

“You know me?” Harry said frowning.

“I’m a witch” Penelope said quietly.

Harry just nodded then sat next to her.

“So what’s your name?” he asked.

“Penelope Clearwater, but my friends call me Penny” Penelope said.

“Well nice to meet you Penny, it’s alright if I call you Penny, right?” Harry asked.

Penny nodded.

“Great, so how about that drink?” Harry said.

Penny smiled and nodded. So Harry ordered Penny a drink then he ordered his own.

“So Penny, what brings you here?” Harry asked.

“I just broke-up with my boyfriend and needed a good drink” Penny said.

“Boyfriend, anyone I know?” Harry asked.

“Yes, he’s your best friend’s older brother” Penny said.

“That’s a bit difficult since my best friend has a couple older brothers” Harry said.

Penny mentally cursed at her forgetfulness on how big the Weasley family was.

“He was Head Boy in your third year” she said.

“Percy” Harry said.

Penny nodded.

“So what did the old stick in the arse do?” Harry asked.

Penny smiled at the nickname Harry gave her ex.

“I just got tired of him. He is so boring and I needed some excitement. That and he never wanted to know about my muggle roots. He didn’t care about that. I still stay in touch with parents and the muggle world. Also he goes on about Fudge and I can only hear so much about of that” Penny said.

Harry just nodded.

Penny was amazed how easily she opened up to Harry. She barely knew him, but she felt like she could trust Harry completely.

“Well, if you want adventure, I think I can help you on that. I am heading to Asia soon and in need of a travel companion. Hermione, my usual companion is busy and can’t go” Harry said.

Penny was amazed once again on how Harry would just offer something like this when he didn’t know her at all either.

“You’d like me to go with you?” she asked.

Harry nodded.

“Of course, I think you need to get away and I am offering a free ticket” he said.

Penny accepted right a way.

/Scene Break/

Three weeks later and Penny was enjoying her life more than ever. She had been to more places then she’d ever been so far in her life. And what she had learned was amazing. She spend a lot of time with Harry and got to know him well and he the same with her. They got along well and Harry had told her that he reminded her of Hermione. She took this as a compliment.

As they traveled together Penny felt her feelings change for Harry. What was feelings of friendship soon turned to romantic ones. She was afraid thought because she didn’t know if Harry felt the same for her. But she decided to ask Harry. She had gain much courage by just being around Harry.

“Harry, can I ask you something?” Penny asked.

Harry turned to Penny and nodded.

“Um, Well, do you have feelings for me?” Penny asked nervously.

Harry smiled.

“I’m not good with words Penny. So I think the best way is to show you” he said.

Before Penny could react Harry leaned in and kissed softly on the lips. It was like a spark was lit and Penny leaned in even more pressing her lips harder against Harry’s. She didn’t want their first kiss to end too soon. Harry wrapped his arms around Penny’s waist while her arms went around his neck. They held each other tight until the need for oxygen was too great.

They pulled away panting.

“Did that answer question?” Harry asked.

Penny smiled brightly.

End