Forgotten Night (Harrison)

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Jenna pushed open the door to the Hogs Head, she could see people inside but ignored them. Moving in she headed for an empty table at the back of the room slipping off her cloak she placed it down next to her and sat down ordering a pot of earl gray tea for herself so she could relax a little. With a deep sigh she closed her eyes thinking of the days events and how she could have stopped the wizard escaping but she came up with nothing.

Poring out her tea she blew over it and tried to blank out the noise that the men seem to insist on making one walked over to her.

"Hay doll, why you sat here alone" he asked Jenna looked up at the man and sighed shaking her head.

" I'm not interested " she said and looked away from him but he grabbed her arm. With a sigh she reached out twisting it she made him cry out only to feel his hand grasp her around her neck squeezing slightly to make her let go of his arm.

" ow but now you are " he said grinning at her as his nails dug deep into her neck a small trickle of blood ran down to her white blouse that she know wore, now she knew she really was off her game.

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Harrison's eyes drifted along the small room. It was too small to be a good socially rich pub. A lot of hags hunched over the bar stayed here, too drunk to go home to see their families. Harrison grabbed his drink, took a long sip, and put it back down. He wasn't enjoying himself, but a familiar face and voice caught his attention.

Jenna. He looked over in her direction, seeing a man approach her and start talking to her. He was too close for Harrison's comfort, and he was beginning to raise his voice. Harrison grabbed his drink, slipped off his seat, and made his way over. But soon it escalated. The man grabbed Jenna's arm. He tossed his bottle down and pulled out his wand.With a swift move, his arm was around the guy's neck, his wand to the base of the guy's head in the back.

"Let go of her or I'll beat the living sin out of you, you filthy creature." He hissed, a rumbling growl in his voice. The man let go of Jenna and turned his arms to Harrison, who constricted his muscles around his neck. The older man gagged, and Harrison put his wand up, pulling the guy's head down to his knee. He heard a small cry of pain and dropped the guy on the floor.

Harrison didn't ask questions. He grabbed Jenna by the arm, pulling her around his body and into the streets outside. Once away, he looked her over. "You okay?" He asked, concerned for her. "I can't believe him." His eyes welled up with a fire he had never had. "I should have killed him." He growled, turning like he was about to go back in and finish the guy off.

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Jenna felt her lungs burning as he man continued to squeeze. just as she thought she would pass out to her he let go and some one else pulled her away from him. As she heard the man speak she realized it was some one she knew , Harrison. That she was thankful for. Feeling the pressure released she gasped for breath, she clung to Harrison as he moved her out and into the street.

Still clinging to him she felt him check her over as he spoke again about tat he should have killed the man. " no..no" she said her voice scratchy " then... I would have... had to arrest you" she said and looked up at him. She coughed and raised her hand to her throat groaning as she felt the warm sticky blood against her fingers. " I'm just...a little off my game." she lent forward finding herself leaning on him.

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"No..no" she said her voice scratchy "then... I would have... had to arrest you." she said and looked up at him. She coughed and raised her hand to her throat groaning as she felt the warm sticky blood against her fingers. "I'm just...a little off my game." She lent forward finding herself leaning on him.

Harrison's eyes fell lightly into hers. He pulled a cloth from his jacket and cleaned off the blood around her wound and her hands. He tossed it into a bin outside the door for trash, and sighed. He leaned down and looked up under her neck, inspecting how bad it was. 

He wrapped his arm around her waist, supporting her, and walked her back into the bar, up the stairs, and into an empty room. He sat her down comfortably on the end of the bed, then went to dab a towel in cold water. He came back and lightly pressed the cloth to her wound, cleaning it up gently. 

"A little off your game?" Harrison scoffed. "You almost got choked out." He grinned, his eyes locking on hers for a second. He nodded, looking back to  the wound again. After he finished cleaning it, he spoke an average healing spell onto it, patting her shoulder softly.

"There, it should feel better." He looked around quickly before looking back to her. "So what were you doing here?"

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Jenna felt him move her head and her eyes contacted his only for a moment but it felt longer she winced as he wiped away the blood from her neck feeling it sting from the air hitting the deep lines of the mans nails. She chuckled and looked at him " ok I was well off my game" she said still felling her throat scratchy. She didn't move his arm when he wrapped it around her and lead her back inside and up to a room.

Sitting down on the bed she sighed as he wiped her neck the cold water feeling good against her warm skin. She heard him as her what she was dong in the hogshead and looked at him. "I was.. having a cup of tea and trying to wine down" she said looking up at him.

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"I was.. having a cup of tea and trying to wind down." She said looking up at him.

Harrison chuckled. "I could have made you tea." He shrugged, a smile on his face now. "The best place to wind down isn't in a bar." He shook his head, his hair falling onto his forehead. Harrison's hand went to his stubble, rubbing at his somewhat-beard before yawning.

"Do you feel better?" He extended his hand to lift her chin with his finger, examining her scratches. He winced somewhat, still angered about earlier. "That looks like it would be really painful." The young man pouted somewhat, moving to sit beside her on the bed. "I'm just glad I happened to be here." He smiled, patting her knee reassuringly.

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Jenna looked at him and smiled " you weren't around to ask" she said as he spoke again " it is for me when all you have had is being on your own all week, a bit of noise is welcome and of course conversation...ouch!!, yes they do hurt " she said as he inspected the cuts on her neck that were slowly healing thanks to the spell he'd cast. She looked at him as he sat next to her and she sighed " a little, just wish I could have got to my wand I'd have shown him a thing or two" she said she looked down at his hand on her as he patted her knee.

She looked at him again and then looked around the room " so..whats with the room do you stay here or something?" she asked softly as she looked at the bed they sat on , any where but his eyes as she thought they were very hansom eyes as he was but she was not going to tell him that , not yet.

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Jenna looked at him and smiled. "You weren't around to ask." She said as he spoke again. "It is for me when all you have had is being on your own all week, a bit of noise is welcome and of course conversation...Ouch, yes they do hurt!"

Harrison pouted, lowering his gaze. "I'm sorry, I was just checking to see if they had healed any. They are looking much better." He smiled softly, apologizing. "Well, how about this," he paused, a gentle grin on his face, "I will be around from now on to make you tea and supply you that conversation." He grinned, patting her knee again.

"A little, just wish I could have got to my wand. I'd have shown him a thing or two." She said.

The young man shook his head, his grey eyes darkening a bit. "It's nothing at all to worry about. He was a goner once I saw him grab your arm." He nodded. "A man respects a lady, and that wasn't any man." He growled softly. "I'm sorry again, I blame myself for not catching it sooner. I could have prevented those." He eyed her cuts and looked down, shaking his head.

"So..whats with the room do you stay here or something?" She asked softly.

Harrison shook his head, laughing. "No, I just needed to get you cleaned up. The owners here know me well enough that they keep this room for me. Not that I'm here a lot." He shrugged. "If I am tired from work, or if I need somewhere to hide, I'm in here." He motioned to the decorative pillows and nicer sheets, a normal, sweet smell in the room than the rest of the place. "I had to fix it up, but its like a hide-away place." He nodded, gazing at her for a moment, grinning.

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Jenna looked around the room hearing him apologies again she looked at him. "I'll take y0u up on that offer and its ok, he was drunk he probably won't even remember what he did in the morning " she said. She had to admit it was decorated quite nicely and the sent she could smell seem to make her relax. She found she like that too. "You have good taste," she smiled at him feeling some what warm in her cheeks.

" I bet its nice to come here and just relax" she said noting his smile that seem to only make her mind work over time again as she looked at him. She didn't want to admit it to her self but she really did like Harrison, she'd had bad things happen to her and as so took things slowly she hoped for him not too slow.

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Jenna looked at him. "I'll take you up on that offer and its ok, he was drunk he probably won't even remember what he did in the morning." she said. "You have good taste." she smiled at him feeling some what warm in her cheeks.

Harrison noted that she seemed to look normal again. He ran a hand along her cheek and blushed. Her cheeks were heating up. He pulled away for a moment and smiled up at her. "I'm glad. How about we go have coffee soon? My treat." He offered up, shrugging his shoulders back as he ruffled his somewhat beard. It was just thick stubble, nothing too bad. "Oh, and thank you. I had to get Bay's opinion on the things to buy. I'm without a girl in my life, so she's the only one I could think of." He chuckled.

"I bet its nice to come here and just relax." She said noting his smile that seem to only make her mind work over time again as she looked at him.

He nodded somewhat, looking around the room slowly. "Yeah, if I have had a long day and just want to come read, this is the perfect place. A silencing spell and music with earphones do wonders." He smiled at her again, gazing into her eyes. She really did have pretty eyes- a chocolate color. There was almost always something about a brown hair and brown eyed girl that made him weak in the knees. He gulped and rubbed the back of his neck nervously before stuttering- "Are you seeing anyone, Jenna? I mean, if I can ask. I understand if that's a bit forward, but I'd love to get to know you..."

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Jenna heard him and looked at his face she could see a hard working man yet some what shy around her, why she had no clue. She heard his question and shook her head lightly as she made her hair bounce off her shoulders behind her. "No, I don't have any one right now " she said rubbing the back of her neck as she sat next to him.

"I guess..I guess I never found any one because i was so busy working " she sighed and lay back on the bed " sorry had to lay down for a moment my head just feels like its pounding" she turned slowly to look at his hansom features above her. She could feel her chest pounding as her heart beat fast in it as she tried to control her emotions. " Ether that or no man wanted to try and be with me because I always try to control the situation " she said softly one hand moving gently to cover her eyes to alleviate the pounding she felt.

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"No, I don't have any one right now." Jenna said rubbing the back of her neck as she sat next to him.

"Neither do I. I'm always so busy with work and the Order that I don't think I am in a position to date. It's dangerous, and I don't want to risk it. I've been gone for a few months now, had to cut myself off from all of my friends, and I have missed them so much. I don't have many, but my closest friend is a Muggle Born- if anyone found me out to be a spy, she is as good as dead." Harrison frowned. He cared about nothing more then the safety and security of his friends and family.

"I guess..I guess I never found any one because i was so busy working." She sighed and lay back on the bed. "Sorry had to lay down for a moment my head just feels like its pounding."

"It's all right. I understand. Your job must be positively exhausting." He smiled softly in understanding. "You need a vacation." He chuckled. "I know Auror's are allowed them." He teased with a laugh. Jenna seemed like a sweet, but overworked, girl. He could easily see them getting along, and wanted to talk to her more. Harrison rubbed the back of his neck awkwardly, trying to think of something to say. "So do you live far from here?"

There was a tap at his window and his eyes snapped over to an owl who had sat itself on a branch outside. "That's odd." He muttered. Harrison walked over to let the owl enter. The man took the envelope and the owl flew off in a flutter.

Harrison's eyebrows furrowed together when he saw who it was from. It was a Death Eater he was in contact with. "Hold on just a second." He told Jenna, walking over toward his desk and opening the letter to read it. Harrison sighed audibly. He slipped the letter in between the pages of one of his book laying on his desk and turned to Jenna, smiling brightly. "So, are you feeling any better?"

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Jenna listened to him and sighed deeply " don't have that problem , no family no friends to speak of , unless you call the other Aurors my friends when we barely speak to one and each other" she said standing to move across the room her hand gently touching his lightly , nothing sensual just one person comforting another. So she told her self but his hand was warm and strong, she coughed and looked at him those eyes of his seeming to melt her outer shell just by a glance.

Jenna was startled by an owl as it tapped rather loudly on the glass of the window. Moving her hand she stepped back away from him. " its ok not like I got anything to do in a hurry" she said moving back to lay down on the bed again her eyes closed and one hand resting lightly over her face, she turned her head to smile at him when he asked if she was feeling better. "Well the headache's gone that's a plus" she said rolling to her side and leaning on one arm to look at him as she felt the comfort of the bed itself make her yawn.

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"It's ok, not like I got anything to do in a hurry." She said moving back to lay down on the bed again.

Harrison nodded happily and folded his hands in each other, a smile forming. "Well, since you don't have anything to do, why not talk more? We never got to at the Order meeting." He shrugged his shoulders and readjusted himself in the chair by his desk.

"Well the headache's gone that's a plus." His hands ran through his hair and he sat up, stood up, and made his way across the room to the window. He pulled it open and peeked his head out, looking out across the city while a comforting breeze blew by. Pulling back inside, he smiled, rested his palm on the glass, and turned away to look at his guest.

Harrison chuckled and lifted his hand as if to take an imaginary hat off, bowing his head to her. "You sure clear headaches fast, I applaud you. Mine are little demons, they stay around for like days." He winced at the thought of one and shook himself free. "So, Jenna," he paused, his breaths picking up, "what do you find yourself doing in twenty years? Still working for the Order? And do you think this war will be over?"

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Jenna sat up and looked at him " Probably sitting in a small room alone, ow wait I already do that now, huh, funny that." she said and stood up she took a deep breath watching him " You obviously have something on your mind, that I'm interfering with so I'll just let my self out" she stood up and slowly crossed to the door looking back at him " Good luck with the order thing , might leave once this next missions done with, no point in staying where there's nothing for me " she felt like she just wanted to scream out she was there and ready to settle down yet no man seemed to want her.


Jenna wished she could figure out what it was that was driving them away and cut it out of her so she would be acceptable and finally find the one thing that alluded her....Love. But today and here and now with Harrison she knew it was not meant to be she could tell buy the look in his eyes his heart belonged to some one else and nothing would change it she was happy for him. " Good luck " she said turning her back to him as she wanted to leave but hoped he would stop her and give her a reason not to leave.