𝐖𝐀𝐑𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆-

𝐬𝐰𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐲 𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐬, 𝐠𝐨𝐫𝐞, 𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐬, 𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐧𝐨𝐠𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 / 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐟 𝐬𝐞𝐱𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐲, (𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐥𝐲) , 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐥, 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐬. 𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐛𝐞 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐛𝐞 𝐮𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫. 𝐀𝐥𝐬𝐨, 𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐟 𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞

𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙬𝙤 - 

𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙪𝙧𝙨𝙚𝙙 𝙣𝙚𝙘𝙠𝙡𝙖𝙘𝙚

— 𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐑𝐘, 𝐑𝐎𝐍, 𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐌𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐄, 𝐇𝐀𝐙𝐄𝐋 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐌𝐀𝐆𝐆𝐈𝐄 𝐖𝐄𝐑𝐄 𝐖𝐀𝐋𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐃𝐎𝐖𝐍 𝐈𝐍 𝐇𝐎𝐆𝐒𝐄𝐌𝐀𝐃𝐄.

"You practically sleep with it" Maggie said "and yet, you have no desire to find out who he is?"

"I didn't say I wasn't curious, and I don't  sleep with it!" He refused, but even he knows it's a lie

"Well, it's true! I like a nice chat before I go to bed, but you're always reading that bloody book!" Ron declared, "it's like being with Salem" he said

"Well, I was curious" Hermione said, "so I went to-"

"The library" everyone cut her off

"And nothing, nothing! I couldn't find a reference anywhere to a Half Blood Prince"

"There we go, that settles it, then"

They saw Horace enter the three broomsticks, and then Harry made an a unusual okay well, not really request.

"Anyone fancy a butterbeer?"

In the three broomsticks, it was quite crowded.

They found a table in the center of the room and sat down.

There were plenty of people enjoying a chat over a drink today ; Liam and Cho were in the corner, Edie and Daphne were somewhere in there.

And at some point, Luna and Flynn walked in, hand in hand. Not many people knew they were together, mainly only Flynn's siblings, close friends and Salem.

"Something to drink?" The bartender asked

"Um, five butter beers, and some ginger in mine, please" Hermione said

"As well as in mine" Hazel corrected

Draco walked towards the table, from behind Hermione, Maggie and Ron, but Harry and Hazel could see him. Illy was behind him, trying to make an escape yet again. 

Harry stared right at him. Atlas sat in the corner booth, waiting for Katie to come back from the bathroom, when he noticed Draco and Illy stepped in there.

He became very concerned, but decided to wait.

While they were there, eventually, Slughorn invited Harry , Hazel and Hermione to his Christmas party. Ron and Maggie were left out.

~ 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘱 ~

While walking back, it was very snowy, you could hardly see anything as the winds were super high.

Atlas and Katie walk ahead, but he's focused on something other than her conversation.

"Katie, you don't know what it could be!" He pleaded

Katie didn't listen, and continued walking.

Then, Atlas screamed like Edie if her clothes were ruined in the washing machine because Liam accidentally mixed his red tee shirt with her white jeans.

Hazel looked immediately, worried for her brother.

Katie was lying on the ground, motionless.

"I warned her, I told her not to touch it!" He cried 

She moved side to side, like she was possessed, then floated in mid air, screamed, and dropped dead on the ground.

"Don't get any closer! Get back, all of you!" Hagrid said, walking towards Katie and picking her up

Harry went to grab the item, but he was stopped.

"Do not touch that, except by the wrappings. Do you understand?"

McGonagall away observing this necklace, with blue sapphires on it as it looked like.

"You're sure Katie didn't have this in her possession when she entered the three broomsticks?" She asked Atlas

"No, we entered together, she had nothing, not even a bag." He started, "it's like I said, she left to go to the loo, and when she came back, she had the package" he continued,

 "She said it was important she delivered it"

"Did she say to whom?"

"To Professor Dumbledore" he said

"Very well, thank you, Atlas, you may go"

She looked at the five Gryffindor's and sighed.

"Why is it that when something happens, it is always you five?"

"Believe me, professor, I've been asking myself the same question for six years" Maggie snorts

"What do you think?"

"I think Ms. Bell is lucky to be alive"

"She was cursed, wasn't she? I know Katie, off the  quidditch pitch, she wouldn't hurt a fly" Harry said "if she was delivering that to Professor Dumbledore, she wasn't doing it knowingly"

"Yes, she was cursed" McGonagal replied 

"It was the Malfoy's" he said, Hermione, Ron, Maggie and Hazel gave him a mean look

"That is a very big accusation, Mr Potter" she said

"Indeed. Your evidence?" Snape asked

"I just know" Harry replied 

The four of his friends mentally face palm themselves 

"You. Just. Know. ?" Snape said one word at a time "you astonish your gifts, Mr. Potter. Gifts mere mortals can only dream of possessing. How grand it must be to be the chosen one?" He said

"I suggest you go back to your dormitories" McGonagall asked, "all of you"

— 𝐀𝐓 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐂𝐇𝐑𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐌𝐀𝐒 𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐘 :

"So, tell me, Cormac, do you see anything of your uncle Tiberius these days?" Slughorn asked

"Yes, sir, in fact I'm meant to go hunting with him and the minister for magic over the break" Cormac said, glancing at Hermione, who didn't see impressed like he'd hoped.

"Well, be sure to give them both my best" he said, "what about you, Ms. Granger? What exactly does your family do in the muggle world?"

"My parents are dentists" she said, everyone looked at her stupidity confused, most of them, anyway, "they tend to peoples teeth" she simplified 

"Fascinating" slughorn said, clearly he never has his teeth checked, "and is that considered a dangerous profession?"

"No. Although, one boy, Robbie Fenwick, did bite my father once. He needed ten stitches" she laughed 

The door opens, revealing Maggie, "Ah, Ms Weasley, come in, come in"

Wonder why she is late, Harry thought 

"Look at her eyes, she's been fighting with someone" Hermione said

"Sorry, I'm not usually late" she said, Harry stood up awkwardly

"What?" Harry said

"Nothing" Hermione replied

Cormac was staring her down, again. Clearly someone didn't know she has been in a relationship for nearly three years now.

~ 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘱 ~

"Good luck, eh, Ron!" Neville said as he walked past 

"I'm counting on you, Ron! I have two galleons on Gryffindor, yeah?" Seamus said

"Looking good, Ron!" Lavender shouted, Salem watched, rolled her eyes 

"Loser!" A Slytherin called

"What's he wearing?" Another said

"So, how was it then?" He asked, referring to the party

"How was what?" Hermione asked

"The dinner party?"

"Pretty boring, actually" Hazel replied, even though Rain attended with her, which by the way, they are celebrating their two year anniversary soon.

"Good luck, today, Ron" Lavender said, "I know you'll be brilliant" she smiled

Maggie gaged on her toast.

"I'm resigning, after today's match, McLaggen can have my spot"

"Have it your way, juice?"

"Hello, everyone" Luna said from beside Ron, Salem across from her, just jealous by Lavender and Ron's interaction.

"You look dreadful, Ron" Salem said, "is that why you put something in his cup?"

"Is it a tonic?" Luna piped up

"Liquid luck" Hermione replied, "don't drink it, Ron!" 

He did it anyways

"You could be expelled for that1" Hermione shouted

"I don't know what you're talking about" Harry said

"Come on, Harry, Maggie. We got a game to win" Ron smiled, and got up

It was against Slytherin, of course it was. Because when was it not.

In the Gryffindor stands, there was Hazel, Hermione, Luna, Salem, Zach, Rain, Cassian, and many other people. Oh, and Charlie and her siblings. Although Edie was in the Slytherin stands with Daphne, she was cheering on both teams. There, also stood Draco.

 Who was accompanied by Pansy and Blaise. Willow sat in the Gryffindor stands, reading a book. Not caring much about the game, but then decided it was too cold, and went back inside.

Draco saw them leave, but he didn't do anything about it.

"Hey, Cassian! Where's Illy? She is usually cheering the most!" Zach asked

"I don't know, she said she wasn't feeling well, so she stayed behind" he said, he could tell something was wrong. They hardly talked, they hardly had any dates, even though their two year anniversary was coming up, they still hadn't discussed plans.

"I'll check up on her when the games over" Rain said, "it's probably just the flu" he said, but deep down, he kind of felt like she was off lately.

Ron was doing so well, and Lavender kept cheering super loud for him.

The crowd shouted, Weasley! Weasley! Weasley!

They won the game, and there was a party in the Gryffindor common room, all houses were allowed to attend, it was the first match of the season.

Lavender turned Ron around, and kissed him. They passionately kissed even more.

Salem looked at them, felt her tears rose to her eyes, and ran away,

Harry noticed, and went to her aid, Luna was back in the dorms with Flynn.

She went into a corridor, started crying.

"Charms spell, just practicing" she said, there were many birds there floating and chirping 

"Well, it's very good" he said

"I don't know, it just, hurts" she cried

Lavender and Ron laugh, and unfortunately come stumbling across the two.

"Oops! I think this rooms taken" she laughed

"What's with the birds?" Ron asked

Salem stood up, "oppungo" she said, the birds flew at his, then exploded into splattered paint.

Meanwhile, as the two sat, embracing each other's presence, as the shot zoomed out on Hogwarts, Ron and Lavender running up the stairs, kissing at the top. 

Willow seen in the Ravenclaw tower reading and staring out into the night sky, looking for Cedric. Red blood shot eyes from crying.

Finally, Draco standing at the astronomy tower, looking over the edge, knowing what he will soon have to do is going to break him completely.

~ 𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙩𝙚𝙙 ~