Hey! I'm back! Here we go chapter three! Eek! Next chapter we meet Draco and comes the train ride!
Special oodles and bundles and squillons of love to Jazzlvr123, for her support!
Disclaimer: I only own the Bell family, not the rest of the HP world... sigh
XO, Dreamer
I stretched and groaned as I pulled back the quilt from my bed. My calendar on the wall told me that today was August 31st, my last day.
I shuffled to my bathroom and washed my face happily. I started singing a song that went like this, "The train leaves tomorrow!" over and over.
I skipped down the stairs and saw my mum flipping pancakes.
"Good morning, sweetheart," she yawned, her slippered feet shuffling around.
"Morning, Mum," I said cheerfully and sat down at the table where Julia was sitting.
"Dah!" she shrieked bouncing up and down.
"What do you mean 'dah'?" I asked her, brushing her curly hair away from her face.
She pointed behind me. "Dah!" she shrieked again and I felt two warm hands cover my eyes.
"Guess who?" said a very familiar voice.
"Daddy!" I shrieked and I spun around. Dad's eyes were sparkling with delight and his strawberry blonde hair was flopping in his eyes.
He caught me in a huge hug and I squeezed him back. My Dad was home!
"How'd you get back so soon?" I asked him, my voice slightly muffled by his shirt.
"I caught the Death Eaters early," he said, still smiling.
I just hugged him tighter to me, knowing that he was safe.
…..
After our whole family freak out, we decided to call the Diggorys and invite them for dinner.
"Amos Diggory!" my dad yelled into the flames and his front half seemed to be consumed by the fireplace.
I waited patiently in the armchair by the fire, sipping a mug of tea.
About five minutes later, Dad popped out of the fire and the Diggorys came.
"Ced!" I yelled and put down my tea cup.
"Liv!" he screamed and caught me in a huge hug.
"Can you believe it? My Dad's home!" I squealed and did a little dance.
He laughed.
Bleu came trotting into the living room to see what all the commotion was about.
"Mrrreow?" he meowed and yawned.
"Bleu's definitely bigger," Cedric said and he started petting Bleu on his head.
"Yeah, he looks more like a cat now," I giggled and Bleu started purring and rubbing up against Cedric's hand.
Cedric just laughed and picked him up, where he settled comfortably in Ced's arms.
"Have you been able to try out any spells yet?" he asked me as he plunked himself down in one of the armchairs.
"Do you even know me?" I giggled, "Of course I have! Watch this!"
I stood up and locked the kitchen door. I pulled out my wand.
"Alohomora!" I said and the door burst open.
"Impressive," Cedric breathed, "Of course I would show you something but Hogwarts students over the holidays aren't allowed to do magic."
"Really?" I asked and sat back down.
"Yeah," he said, "It's a real pain but if anybody does magic then you're expelled."
My eyes grew wide and I looked down at my wand. Was I expelled for doing magic?
"No, no," he said quickly, seeing my face, "You don't even go to Hogwarts yet so it doesn't count."
"Good," I said quietly, "Because watch this."
I went into the kitchen and grabbed a jam jar and hurried back to Cedric.
"Incendio," I muttered and pointed my wand at the jar. Bluebell flames erupted in the jar illuminating Cedric's face for a bit.
"Whoa," he murmured and set Bleu down in order to get a closer look.
"They're bluebell flames and you can touch them," I told him and I tipped the jar over into my hand. The blue flames danced on my hand and made it comfortingly warm.
I grabbed Ced's hand and placed the flames on his palm.
"That is the weirdest thing ever," he murmured, "And this is coming from a fourth year."
I laughed at that and we both just watched the flames, for now.
"Oh and watch this," I told him and ran to the kitchen with the jam jar. I filled it to the brim with water and hurried back to Cedric.
I took the flames from his hand and placed it in the water.
The blue flames sunk to the bottom, still illuminated.
"It's waterproof," I said, and reached my hand in the now warm water to grasp the flames once more.
…
After a fabulous dinner, thanks to Mum, we all sat around the fire with Auntie and Uncle Amos telling stories. I was fascinated by all the antics that Uncle Amos had gotten into.
"Tell us the story about Harry Potter," Cedric said as he sipped his tea.
"Alright," Uncle Amos said and he sat in a comfortable position. I leaned forward with my elbows on my knees and my hands propping up my head. Little Julia stopped playing with her toys and looked up at Uncle Amos. Cedric was still holding the bluebell flames.
"It was 1981 and You-Know-Who was at the top of his game." Uncle Amos began and I lost myself in the story that I had heard so many times before.
"One night he set out to the Potters' home in Godric's Hollow. His mission? To kill little Harry. He reached the house and blasted the door open. James Potter was trying to hold off You-Know-Who but was killed instantly. You-Know-Who set off towards Harry's bedroom. He reached it, and found Lily Potter over Harry's crib trying to protect him. He killed Lily. When he tried to kill Harry, though, the curse backfired. He was diminished into nothing. Harry escaped with a lightning scar and is now known as The Boy Who Lived."
"Now," he told all of us, "Some people believe that You-Know-Who is dead. That is codswallop. He's just somewhere trying to get more followers."
I nodded. Voldemort wasn't dead; he probably didn't have enough human in him.
"We saw Harry Potter the other day, didn't we, Liv?" Cedric said and he snapped me out of my deep thinking mode.
"Huh? Oh, yeah," I said and remembered the skinny boy in Eeylop's.
"That's right," Mum said, "He'd be going into the same grade as Livi."
"Liv talked it up with him," Cedric said elbowing me in the ribs.
"Ow," I muttered, "He seemed nice."
"I think she thinks he's a little bit more than nice," Cedric said as he bursted into laughter.
My face heated up and I shoved him.
"Shut up," I muttered but he continued to laugh.
Auntie and Uncle Amos were both laughing quietly at my embarrassment.
"Alright, Cedric," Mum chuckled, "Stop teasing her."
"Yeah," I muttered sipping my tea, "Stop teasing me."
The night continued uneventfully as we all grew more and more tired. Julia had fallen asleep in my father's arms and I was slumped over on the verge of unconsciousness.
"Wake up, Liv," Cedric whispered and I bolted upright. They seemed to be getting ready to go.
"Oh, goodbye, Ced," I murmured and gave him a quick hug.
"See you tomorrow, Liv," he whispered and kissed me on my cheek.
"Bye Uncle Amos! Bye Auntie!" I called as they disappeared into the fireplace.
I trudged up the stairs and into my room. I slipped on my nightgown and once again saw that picture of me and Ced at the lake. I smiled watching him ruffle my hair and me laugh.
I crept to my bed and curled up under the quilt and shut my eyes. Sleep came in and I immersed in it, grateful.
Next is Draco! Yeeeeeeeek!
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