"I think you look quite lovely." George heard Luna say from the other side of the door.

"June! You've been in there for four hours." George called from the other side of the door, "Whats going on?"

"Merlin, take a hike!" Angelina shouted at him, "We're almost done."

"Juniper, you promised to help me with my OWL's!" Ron knocked harshly on the door, "Are you even alive?"

He was cut off by the door being pulled open. George raised his eyebrows as Juniper emerged. Her once wild curls were braided back in box braids, Angelinas help in doing so. She looked lovely, intimidating, but different, "They take a while, I have a lot of hair."

"Woah, Juniper, I like your hair." Ginny said as she walked passed the Prefects bathroom, "Luna?"

"Luna was actually reading a book to me." Juniper spoke up, pulling the platinum girl out of the bathroom and under her arm. Luna was small as was and Juniper was much taller then most of the girls at Hogwarts, she'd fit under her arm greatly.

"Four hours later and I was only bitten once." Angelina hummed as she packed her bag up again, "You're lucky I liked you enough to come back to this hell hole."

"Speaking of." George said, looking to Juniper with a cheeky smile, "I need your brain."

"I could cut it out for you." she offered with a serious expression.

"Oh, bloody hell." Ron said in disbelief.

"Not so literal." George said, grabbing her wrist, "Ron, stay here!"

"What about my OWLs?" he called out to her.

"Check the hospital wing, I left all my cheat notes in the lifted floor board! Take Luna and Ginny with you!" she called out as George pulled her down the hallway, "Thank you, Angelina!"

"Do you want me to cut you a piece off?" Juniper questioned as she sat with her back up against the astronomy tower. George had been staring at her hair so long, she thought he'd like a piece.

"No." he gave her a grin, "I like it."

"Me too." she nodded, "A little headache."

"You didn't like the curls anymore?" George asked, his eyes looking back down at the box of fireworks they'd been setting up.

Juniper didn't want to tell anyone about what Blaise and her mother had said. She didn't want anyone to know what she did, not with all the pain and guilt that was weighing on her. She was well aware everyone was already terrified of her, the last thing she wanted was to make it worse by saying she'd murdered muggles and worked alongside her mother and the dark lord for a ridiculous lie anyone should know couldn't happen. Juniper had a plan, a plan only she'd known about. But first, she wanted to spend a moment with George.

"I got them from my mom, you know." Juniper said, making George look up at her with his eyes rather then his head, "My curls. I just wanted to look different."

"You look really cool." George cracked her a grin, "And beautiful."

Juniper gave a small grin and crossed her legs, setting fire works in the box, "How soon will you open your joke shop?"

"As soon as we can. Fred found a little spot in Diagon Alley. Mums not gonna be happy." George had to laugh at the thought, "She'll probably beat us black and blue."

"Cut her ankles." Juniper said, making George snap his head up at her, "I once got really angry at Tonks because she threw me in water after I let the bees land on me. When I got out of the water, I cut her ankles and she never bothered me or the bees again."

"June." George spoke with a laugh in his tone, "You sliced your cousins ankles?"

"Yes." she said with a look of disbelief, "I got in a lot of trouble for it but at least the bees and I lived happily."

"Suppose so." he laughed, shutting the box, "I think we're good here now."

"Where's Fred?" Juniper questioned, standing to her feet when he did.

"Waiting with our brooms." he answered, holding the box under his arm, "Where will you go?"

Juniper wanted to tell him.

"The front steps, I suppose." she said before wrapping her arms around him in a tight hug.

George hugged her back but gave a odd look, "Whats this for?"

"You won't be here everyday." she said back, "I'm gonna miss you."

"Aw, bless it." he patted her head, "You can come to the joke shop all the time and summer will be here soon."

"Maybe." Juniper nodded before letting him go, "I'm proud of you."

"You are?" he asked with a faint grin.

"Standing up for what you believe in, for whats right. You're risking a lot to do this and i'm just proud of you for it." she said back with a shrug, her braids hanging down her face, "I hope Ron and Ginny don't mind me smelling them."

"They won't." George grinned, pinching her arm, "I'll write you when I get home and Mom is done hollering?"

Juniper nodded with a small smile, feeling his hand let go of her arm and head off down the hallway. Juniper sighed, waiting until he went around the corner to look down at the tattoo on her arm. The Dark Mark was concealed but had still been there, still branded into her skin. Juniper head down the steps of Hogwarts and waiting until she was in the front, the sound of fireworks and yelling echoing in her ears, before she shut her eyes and apparating to her wished designating.

Malfoy Manor. Where her best friend, her mother, and the Dark Lord had been waiting for her.

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kylie speaks

y'all i'm so sorry
this took such a long
time to get up. i have
been sooo tired recently
and just needed a few weeks
off. i'm back though now and
can't wait to write more or
of this plot for june and see
what happens with everything!

also, look how pretty she
is with her braids.