"Aw, bless it. Let me see." George said quickly as he hurried to Juniper, seeing her clutching her hand, "I've got something just for it."

"Umbridge is a slag." Juniper said as George rubbed the odd concoction onto her bleeding hand, "I want to stab her in the ears and rip her throat out."

"That dark, Junebug." George said, wrapping her hand as they walked, "Stab her in the ears? Is that your choice of revenge?"

"I'd never stab you in the ears." Juniper shook her head as she eyed George's ears, "No matter how large they are."

"You have a big eyes." he argued as the pair made their way toward the hallway Harry insisted they'd gone too.

"Well you smell like a pumpkin." Juniper shot back at him.

"I do not." George argued as Juniper pulled his head down to smell his hair.

"Yes, you do." she nodded her head, coming around the corner and seeing the door, "The Room Of Requirements."

"Is that what it is?" George hummed, only half way listened as she pulled him toward the door, "How do you know about it?"

"Blaise and Theo would make me guard it whenever they wanted alone time." Juniper nodded her eyes, putting finger quotes around alone time, "Thank merlin for silencer spells."

"Oh!" George said quickly when he realized what she'd been trying to say, "Yes, Fred has done those plenty of times."

"Wild, that boy." Juniper concluded with a nod of her head, "You don't use them? No shame?"

George flushed in the face, opening his mouth a moment before shutting it again, "I-"

He stopped when the door opened, Hermione grabbing them both by the ties and pulling them inside, "Merlin, could the two of you be any louder?"

"Yeah, it's suppose to be a secret." Fred mocked the pair, shhing them with a finger to his lips.

"This room reminds me of somewhere you'd trap someone, tie them up, and terrify them until they cry." Juniper said as she looked around at the large, out dated room. She gave a small spin as she looked up at it, "Or like my great aunties bedroom, I use to hide under her bed and hold her pillow on her face while she was sleeping."

"Juniper." Harry gasped at her words with wide eyes, "What would you do that for?"

"She snored loudly, it would make my brain go..." Juniper trailed off as she made a explosion sound and hit her hand, "Like that."

"Just like that." George mocked her in the slightest.

"Move your large head." Ron spoke as he shoved Junipers head when they got lined up. Ron stood behind her, the pair standing on the same height and having it hard for him to see. Juniper slapped Ron as she grabbed his neck and turned it to look down the line.

"Is this better?" Juniper asked as she took a large inhale of Ron's hair, "Merlin, you smell like a pumpkin too."

Juniper let Ron go as she grabbed at Fred, "So do you, what is happening? Ginny, come here."

Ginny turned around and let Juniper smell her, "Pumpkin?"

"Very." Juniper said with wide eyes. Ginny grabbed hold of the girl and smelted her.

"You smell like a pumpkin too." Ginny confirmed with a nod of her head.

"Because i've been hanging around you lot too much." Juniper shook her head, cringing when Nevilles wand flew back and nearly hit Ron.

"I'm hopeless." Neville said with his head hung low.

"You're just flourishing your wand too much." Harry said with a clear of his throat, extending his own hand, "Try it like this. Expelliarmus!"

The wand flew from the statues hand with ease under Harry's spell.

"Cmon June." Harry said as he rubbed her shoulder slightly, "Just be gentle, focus."

"Focusing gently." she nodded, tying her long, chaotic hair up into a high bun. She cleared her throat and took a small stance, raising his wand, "Expelliarmus!"

The wand flew and hit the mirror, having it break. Junipers mouth fell as she threw her wand and charged toward.

"Wait, Juniper!" Harry hollered for her but was cut off by Juniper body slamming the statue and taking it to the ground.

George hit his forehead in disbelief.

"A stunning is sort of a wizards bread and butter, really. So um, come on then, Niguel." Harry spoke as he looked over toward the smaller boy, walking down the two long isles of students, "Give me your best shot."

Niguel stood at the end of the room with a flushed face, freckles nearly blended into his rosy cheeks.

"Aw, he looks like you." Juniper said as she poked George in the side, "A little Weasley child."

"Stupefy!" Niguel yelled as he waved his wand, having Harry fly across the room. Juniper grinned as she popped her index fingers, twisting her head to the side and popping it.

"Harry! Have you died?" Juniper yelled out before he sat up, "He didn't die, everyone!"

"Non of us thought he died." Hermione said as she pulled Juniper back into the line, "You should try."

"Oh bloody hell, why would you give her the idea?" George asked in disbelief. Juniper hurried forward as he reached for her, "June, wait-"

"Stupify!" Juniper yelled as she threw her wand, gapping as Cho Chang was the one being tossed across the room, "Oh merlin, sorry, Cho! I was aiming for Ron."

Ron have a offended look as Juniper ran past him to help Cho up, patted her head rather hard to show her apologetics.

"Who's your money on?" Juniper asked George as she watched the twins eye Ron and Hermione.

"Hermione, obviously." George said as he stood closer so their shoulders touched, "Fred thinks Ron will get her."

"Hermione is the smartest witch in her year, she could probably destroy that slag Umbridge if she wanted to." Juniper said confidently as George gave a knowing look to her, "You really disappoint me, Fred. I wanted to take your side."

"June, are you kidding?" George asked in disbelief as he put his hand on his heart.

"I am not, we're enemies, George." she said knowingly, "I'm still mad at you."

"What're you mad about?" Fred jumped in with a laugh.

Juniper gave him a crazy look, "Has he not told you? Reckon he's just embarrassed. He wouldn't let me hold him under water."

Fred's mouth dropped as George gave a nod, showing she she was serious, "What in merlins name would you need to do that for?"

"To see if my crystals work or not." Juniper said as she reached behind George's collar and pulled out a tiny crystal that was around a necklace, "It's suppose to protect you."

"So you hold him under water?" Fred asked her in disbelief.

"Well, yes." Juniper spoke with a odd look, "It'll protect him from me, keep up."

The conversation came to a short stop when Ron went flying across the room, Hermiones wand still pointed. Juniper clapped for her while Hermione giggled.

"Thank you." George mocked as he took the money from Fred.

"Shut up." his twin said back.

"I let her do that." Ron's spoke, limping toward them. Juniper patted his back as he fell in line with them.

"You did nicely today, Juniper." Harry said as Juniper fixed her tie in the mirror, "A bit heavy handed."

"I should meditate." Juniper nodded her head, putting her wand away and turning to face him, "I gave George my protection crystals, those are the ones that usually get me to focus though."

"You gave all of them to him?" Harry asked, remember seeing George walking into the common room last night with a few around his neck and others carefully placed in his hands, "Why would you do that? You love them."

"Because he needs to be protected." Juniper said quickly, her eyes were wide and filled with emotions. Harry hadn't understood what she was saying, "He can't die on me, he can't leave."

"He won't. Why do you-" Harry began before he cut himself off, realizing. Juniper lost Cedric, she didn't want to loose George either, "I'm sorry, June. I hadn't thought of that."

Juniper looked away for a moment, glancing toward George who was playing with Niguel, letting him win the fake fight, "I wish he was here."

Harry nodded in agreement, "Me too."

"He'd be so good at this stuff." Juniper spoke up, her eyes watery as she blinked them away, "He was good at everything."

Harry didn't like to talk about Cedric, he shot down anyone else that brought it up. But he couldn't snap at her, he couldn't at all, "I miss him."

Juniper looked over at Harry quickly as she bit her mouth so hard she could taste blood, "Me too."

Juniper left his side quickly, making her way out of the room rather fast. Harry stayed back, guilt swarming his chest.

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