Some secrets are hard to figure out.

"I don't deserve her. She needs someone who will protect her, not someone who keeps dragging her into more trouble."

You are really NOT helping right now. Ali thought to the voice that eerily sounded like Craig when he was trying to scare their group of friends during a round of telling ghost stories.

“You know he loves you right?”
“Loving me has nothing to do with this. It’s that he lied to me again that I have a problem with.” Ali said as she looked at him.

“So why are you up so early? Most people on their birthday like a little lie in.” Ali asked as she added a heavy amount of sugar and milk to her mug.

“No real reason.” Harry said as he continued to drink his coffee, a blank expression on his face.

Right. I thought. And I’m having a tea party with Voldemort this afternoon.

Harry's eyes traveled to the staff table where he shared a look with Remus. They both knew one thing. This year was the year that everything began to change except neither of them knew just how much that change would be.

“We saw McLaggen stomp out of here like a gorilla.”
“Hermione!” Ginny said with shock. “That is such a mean thing to say about the gorilla.”

“You know you suck at sneaking up on people.”

“I might hit the idiot if she says anything.” Ali stated calmly as she examined her nails.

“Ditto.” Hermione added as Ginny and Katie laughed at the girls.