Chapter 8
Harrison was grinning; he'd never had such a good time. First, he'd greeted the Malfoys with the Pureblood greetings and astounding them into silence. Then he'd watched Ron lose his mind over the Veela, which was hilarious. And the match itself was exciting -- Harrison now had several new moves he wanted to try out.
When the match was over, Fred and George had scrambled over to Bagman with smug grins on their faces: Krum had caught the Snitch but had still lost to Ireland. Bagman had tried to pay them in leprechaun gold, but Remus had told him off.
They were now heading back to their tents, listening to Ireland cheering and singing. The twins were teasing Ron over his reaction to the Veela, Bill and Mr. Weasley were arguing about the match, Percy and Hermione were discussing the book she'd been reading during the game, and Remus was discussing dragons with Charlie.
"Harrison," Ginny said carefully.
"Hmm?" Harrison asked.
"I -- I heard the twins say you were gay," the girl said quietly.
"I am," Harrison said slowly. When Ginny's expression fell, he said, "I'm flattered, but you're not really my type."
Ginny snorted.
"There'll be other hot guys, don't worry," Harrison grinned.
"Shut up," Ginny laughed, shoving him.
"I'm just saying-"
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Well Met, Mr. Potter,
I'm deeply disappointed that you cannot trust Professor McGonagall. She is your head of House; you should be able to go to her with anything. Even if she has a heavy workload from being a teacher, head of Gryffindor House, and the deputy headmistress.
I will pass along to Professor McGonagall that you wish to take my class. You will be asked to come to school in a week's time to see which class you will be going into.
Yours in Service,
Professor Babbling
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The Boy-Who-Lived-to-be-Gay
Thousands of girls will be in hysterics when they learn that Harry Potter, the Boy-Who-Lived, plays for the other team....
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Harrison glared at the Daily Prophet. "The f***ing Dark Mark was cast at the World Cup, and my sexuality is what they wrote about? Mr. Weasley? Is it possible to sue an entire newspaper?"