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A/N: also taken from little bits of my life, I always feel an age behind everyone else.

Too Young

Too young to go to Hogwarts again, watching with Ron and Mum as the others board the train and vanish for another three months.

Too young to go and see Harry Potter, the real Harry Potter, on the Hogwarts Express. Ron goes this year, this year you're the only one left on the platform with Mum and Dad. Next year though, next year will be different.

Too young to join the Quidditch team, too young to even try out. So you watch the games avidly, knowing you'd be just as good, maybe even better, wishing on next year.

Too young to stand up to Tom, he scares you now, he seems pleased at how scared you are. You're even too scared to ask a brother for help. But anyway, they'd only laugh, you're too young for anything important to happen.

Too young for Harry Potter to even look at, let alone like. Not Harry, Ron's friend, famous Harry, clever Harry, Quidditch star Harry, brave Harry, hero Harry, so much older Harry.

To young to be told officially that Sirius Black was here, not being told doesn't help, it just causes more rumours that worry you and make you panic. You hear that Ron was nearly killed, but they all say you're too young, not to worry, that people older and more experienced will deal with it.

Too young to go to the ball without an older date and you so want Harry to ask you but he doesn't, he asks beautiful, glamorous, same age Cho and she (is she mad?) turns him down, she's going with Cedric Diggory (who is handsome, but is nothing next to Harry). Even then he asks Parvati who is old enough and you go with Neville.

Too young to help plan the DA, you just turn up with the rest and even though you're happy with Michael Corner, you wish Harry would just look at you, notice you, smile, anything.

Too young to make a fuss when Harry kisses Cho, most people have guessed now, but you don't know that yet.

Not too young for a glorious month or so (was it really that little?) when you and Harry are together but then he says he doesn't want Voldemort after you, as if you're too young to fight for yourself.