When you're happy like a fool
Let it take you over
When everything is out
You gotta take it in

Oh this has gotta be the good life
This has gotta be the good life
This could really be a good life, good life

-OneRepublic

Eva set a stack of papers on her small, cramped desk.

"Eva?" Hermione Granger called before turning her head to say something to her assistant. She turned back to face Eva and smiled. "Do you mind running an errand for me? I need to send a message up to my husband about some new regulations in the Auror Department."

Eva nodded. "Absolutely."

Hermione smiled and handed her a folder full of important looking documents. "Make sure to explain to him exactly where he needs to sign. He'll probably try to push it off for later, but I need it done as soon as possible."

"Okay," Eva replied, taking the papers. She glanced through the documents. They were pretty standard. "Anything else?"

"That's it. Just make copies and send them to the necessary departments once Ron's signed them all."

"Okay."

"Oh, and Eva?" Hermione added as Eva started for the elevators. "You're doing a great job."

Eva blushed. "Thank you."

Hermione gave her a comforting smile before rushing away, shouting more orders at different people.

Eva stepped into the elevator. Much to her surprise, it was empty. Usually, the elevators were bustling with people running around to different levels of the Ministry. One time, Eva even got a glimpse of the minister of magic. She had nearly fainted when she'd seen him. She couldn't even think of what to say. He had stood right beside her in the elevator, listening as several other wizards relayed different information to him. He'd been so busy, she didn't think it was the right time to introduce herself. Still, Eva hoped one day she would be on first name terms with the minister like her boss was.

The elevator doors opened once more and a beautiful girl with golden blonde hair and dark gray eyes stepped inside. Unlike all the other wizards wearing ministry robes, she was wearing a light blue sundress and white sandals. She was talking into her Witch Mirror when she stepped inside and she hardly noticed Eva.

"Finn, relax, I'm almost there," she was saying into the mirror. "I'm stepping inside the elevator right now as we speak."

Eva heard Finn's voice coming from the Witch Mirror. "Okay, Teddy and I are waiting," he replied, sounding impatient. Eva remembered how much Finn hated to wait.

Sienna smiled. "Okay. Bye, baby. I love you. See you in a little bit."

"Alright. Love you."

Sienna tapped her Witch Mirror and Finn's face disappeared. She tucked the Witch Mirror in her purse and looked up. "Eva?" Her eyes widened in surprise.

Eva gulped, shifting the papers in her arms. "Erm…hello…" She was only too aware of how amazing Sienna looked in her short summer dress.

"You're working at the ministry now?" Sienna asked, impressed.

"I'm only interning," Eva said lamely. Eva had read an article last night in Witch Weekly about Sienna. Being a small intern in the huge ministry was nothing compared to being in magazines and traveling the world.

"That's so cool!" Sienna gasped, amazed. "For who?"

"Hermione Granger."

"Vic's aunt? Oh, I love Hermione. She's the smartest person I know."

Eva's polite smile hardened. "You're on a first name basis with Mrs. Granger?"

Sienna shrugged. "She's Vic's aunt."

Eva glanced at the doors as they opened again and several wizards shuffled inside.

"So, what are you doing here?" Eva demanded, her irritation growing.

Sienna smiled. "Finn and I are meeting Teddy here. We're all going out to lunch together."

"Dream team is still together, I see," Eva said. "I guess some things never change."

"Yeah, I guess."

"Auror Department," the cool elevator voice said.

"This is where I get off," Sienna said.

"Me too," Eva murmured miserably.

The two of them awkwardly made their way out of the elevator.

"Hey, baby!" Finn called, pulling Sienna into an intense kiss.

Teddy rolled his eyes. "Honestly, you two. This is where I work."

"Sorry," Finn said as he released Sienna. "I just missed her so much."

Eva felt like gagging.

"Finn," Sienna said sharply, motioning toward Eva. "Look who I ran into in the elevator."

Finn froze. He stared at Eva before giving her an awkward smile. "Eves, how have you been?" he asked.

Eva glared at him. "I hate it when you call me that."

"Hey, Eva," Teddy said politely, waving to her.

"Hi, Teddy," Eva said.

"Sure, he gets a nice response," Finn grumbled.

"You know, Eva's been interning for Hermione," Sienna told them.

Finn and Teddy looked surprised. "Really?" Finn said.

"Yep," Eva replied curtly. She wasn't sure whether to be offended by his tone of surprise.

"Wow," Teddy said, impressed. "Hermione's a hardass. She doesn't take just anyone. You must be really good."

"So, can Harry and I join you three for lunch or are we too old?" Ron asked, coming up beside them.

"Are you kidding?" Finn snorted. "The more the merrier."

"As long as you don't mind stopping by my new apartment," Sienna told him. "I'm showing Finn and Teddy my new place."

Eva didn't even dwell on the fact that Sienna could already afford her own place a few months after graduating Hogwarts. "Mr. Weasley," Eva said importantly, showing him the packet of documents, "I'm supposed to get you to sign these."

Ron glanced at the documents. "From my lovely wife, I assume?"

"Yes, sir," Eva replied.

"I knew it. She's always making me read long and boring things." Ron took the stack from her. "Okay. I'll get to these when I return from lunch."

"Please, sir," Eva said timidly, "Mrs. Granger wants them done sooner rather than later."

Ron sighed, taking out a quill. "Alright, alright. Come with me to my office. I'll look them over."

"We'll wait for you and Harry," Teddy told him.

"Great. Thanks!" Ron said as he showed Eva to his office.

After Eva had gotten the signatures she needed, she followed Ron back out. Harry, Teddy, Sienna, and Finn were all standing by the elevator, waiting for them.

"Sorry for the wait," Ron said. "Blame Hermione."

Harry chuckled. "Doesn't matter. I'm Head of the Department. We can take a longer lunch break if we wanted to."

Ron grinned. "Oh, yeah. Merlin, it's great to be us."

Eva cracked a small smile as they all headed into the elevator.

"Eva," Sienna said, smiling at her, "would you like to join us for lunch?"

"Oh." Eva looked around awkwardly as they all stared expectantly at her. "I'd hate to intrude. Besides, I have to go make copies of these."

"Next time, then," Sienna told her sincerely as more people joined them in the elevator.

Eva nodded. "Yeah, sure."

"Oh, Eva, this is my godfather, Harry, by the way," Teddy added, motioning to the older man with messy brown hair. The messy hair made him look much younger than he actually was. "And this is his best friend, Ron."

Eva shook both their hands. She tried to keep her composure as she shook hands with Harry Potter.

"You know, my wife says wonderful things about you," Ron told Eva earnestly. "And she's difficult to impress. Trust me."

Eva blushed fiercely. "Wow. Thanks." Out of the corner of her eye, she watched Finn casually slip his arm around Sienna's waist and kiss the top of her head. Eva hated that they were so happy. It wasn't fair. Sure, they'd all ended on amicable terms by the time graduation came around, but that didn't mean Eva wanted to run into her ex-boyfriend and the girl he'd cheated on her with at work all the time.

The elevator doors opened again and Eva headed out. "It was nice meeting both of you," she said to Ron and Harry seriously. Eva glanced at the people that were once her friends. "And it was nice seeing you guys again too."

Teddy gave her a small, polite wave. "Yeah. Come visit me sometime up in the Auror Department!" he added brightly. "I didn't realize you were just a few floors below me. We can grab lunch or tea some time."

Eva nodded. "Erm, yeah…sure…"

"Bye, Eves!" Finn said, grinning.

Eva rolled her eyes but smiled at him anyway just before the doors closed. She'd forgotten how infuriatingly friendly they all were. It was hard to give somebody the cold shoulder when they were so damn nice all the time. Especially Sienna.

Eva hated how much she let Sienna get to her. The worst part of it was that Sienna didn't even have to try. She just always won at everything. Sienna was taller than Eva. She was prettier than Eva. Her eyes did that annoying thing where they glittered every time she smiled. She had the most amazing voice and her singing career was blossoming and she was on the cover of nearly every magazine. Worst of all? Sienna had gotten the guy. All she had to do was return to Hogwarts for Finn to go running back to her.

It wouldn't be so bad if Sienna wasn't so bloody nice all the time. Eva wished that Sienna could at least be smug or superior about getting Finn…but she wasn't. Eva just wished that Sienna hadn't been so apologetic and nice throughout the whole ordeal. It would have made hating her so much easier.

Eva didn't used to care about these things or get jealous easily. The things that mattered to her were school and she excelled at that. Dating Findley had changed that. Dating him forced her into the world of Sienna and Skylar and Victoire. They were three of the most stunning girls at school and they were good at everything they did. Everything came so easily to them. Even though Eva worked twice as hard as Sienna in school, it was Sienna that had gotten the guy and the amazing job and future. It just didn't seem fair.

Eva had become bitter and resentful. Sienna's world seemed so easy. Dating Finn had forced Eva to see how much people loved Sienna, how they would do anything for her. Every girl in their year had been jealous of her. Every single bloke daydreamed about her. Teddy and Finn would drop whatever they were doing to be there for Sienna. Victoire, Skylar, and Grace defended her fiercely. The magazines and newspapers had gushed over her. It seemed like Sienna could do no wrong in the eyes of the world.

Finn had cheated on Eva and hurt her. He had never looked at her the way he had looked at Sienna. He never pined over Eva like he did Sienna. Finn had always placed Sienna up on a pedestal. Eva had always come second to her, no matter what she did. It'd been a year of living in somebody else's shadow and competing with somebody else who always won. It had worn Eva out and she was tired now. The summer away from all that drama had done her some good, but seeing Finn and Sienna so in love and happy had reminded her of all the pain from the past year. It had reminded her that she hadn't been good enough.

Sienna stood in the middle of the empty living room. She looked around with her hands on her hips. "It's small but it's a good neighborhood."

"And away from muggles," Ron added with a nod. "You don't have to worry about hiding your magic."

Finn grinned at her. "Where's the bedroom?"

"Through here," Sienna said, motioning them forward. The four men followed her down a hallway and into a brightly lit bedroom. There were two large double glass doors that led to a balcony outside. "And I've got a lake view from my bedroom!" she added.

Harry's face lit up. "No way!" He and the others rushed outside.

Finn and Sienna lagged behind. She looked at him and bit her lower lip nervously. "So? Do you like it?"

Finn pulled her into his arms. "I have a feeling we're going to be spending a lot of time in this bedroom."

Sienna wrapped her arms around the back of his neck. "But you really do like the place?"

"Of course," he said before kissing her.

"And you don't mind that I'm not moving in with you and Teddy?"

"Nah," Finn replied with a laugh. "If you're happy, then I'm happy."

"Sienna!" Teddy called from the balcony. "Your view is brilliant!"

Sienna smiled, taking Finn's hand. "You want to check out the view?"

"I've already got a pretty good view from here," Finn said, waggling his eyebrows at her.

"I meant of the water."

"I prefer the one of you."

Sienna laughed. "You're an idiot." She took his hand. "Come on. I wanna show you."

The two of them made their way outside. "You can get a boat!" Harry suggested eagerly, pointing to the small boats in the distance.

Ron put his hands on hips and looked around. The breeze ruffled his flaming red hair and he closed his eyes. "No screaming kids. No evil wizards trying to murder you every other week. No ruddy ministry officials annoying you. This is the life."

Finn gave him an odd look. "Exactly how often do you have evil wizards trying to kill you?"

Harry and Ron exchanged looks and shrugged. "Too often," Harry muttered.

Teddy checked his Witch Mirror. "Waiting for the girlfriend to call?" Ron asked.

"I haven't spoken to her all day," Teddy admitted with a grimace.

Sienna looked at him. Her face lit up. "Oh, I talked to Vic today!"

"What? When?"

"This morning. She was having breakfast."

"How's my eldest niece doing on her first day of school?" Harry asked.

"Pretty good. Oh, and I talked to James for a bit. He seemed excited."

"He wasn't nervous?" Harry asked anxiously. "Gin and I sent him a basket of English muffins and a letter wishing him luck on his first day."

"I don't know," Sienna said with a shrug. "He only came on the Mirror for about two seconds. He and Fred didn't want to be late for their first class."

"They're in Gryffindor?" Finn asked seriously.

"Of course," Ron said with immense pride. "Do you really think my godson wouldn't be? Thank Godric he's not in Slytherin. I told him I couldn't be his godfather anymore if he was."

Harry stared at his best friend. "Why exactly did I pick you to be my son's godfather?"

Ron shrugged. "I don't know. It seemed like a good idea at the time."

"And Vic?" Teddy pressed.

Sienna smiled at him. "She said she misses you but she seemed fine." Her eyes widened. "Oh, and she said the new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor is super hot!"

"What?" Teddy yelped.

Finn narrowed his eyes. "Yes but as hot as me?"

"Did she seem interested in him?" Teddy asked seriously.

"What am I kidding?" Finn said with a laugh. "Nobody's as good looking as me."

"Well, Vic can't date a teacher anyway," Teddy continued thoughtfully. "I reckon he's not really a threat."

"You don't think the girls at Hogwarts have forgotten about me already, do you?" Finn looked panicked. "Am I that forgettable already that they can replace me with some nerd who teaches Defense?"

Sienna stared at them a moment before shaking her head. "Wrong crowd, I guess. Godric, I miss my girls."

Harry laughed. "I heard about the new teacher. Professor Bennett, right? Ron and I are old friends with his mentor. Brilliant guy. He said great things about Bennett."

Ron nodded. "He's supposed to be really smart."

Teddy checked his watch. "We should get going soon if we want to eat lunch."

"Where do we want to eat?" Ron asked as he led the group back into the apartment.

Sienna was about to follow in their lead when Finn held her back.

"So, S, what exactly was going on with Eva? Why'd you invite her to lunch?" Finn asked, leaning against the balcony rails.

"Well, before everything that happened between me and you, Eva and I were sorta friends."

"No, you weren't."

"Yes, we were!"

Finn stared at her. "S, most girls hate their ex-boyfriends, and they usually hate whoever their exes are dating. Do you get what I'm saying?"

"You're saying Eva hates you and me."

"Precisely."

"Finn, what we did to her was wrong. I want to make it up to Eva. Besides, she's pretty cool. I mean, she's interning for Hermione! That girl is so badass." Sienna raised her eyebrows. "It doesn't make you uncomfortable that I want to be friends with her, does it?"

"I was an arse to Eva. Every time I see her, I'm reminded of it. I just don't like being reminded of what I did. I'd rather just stay away, but if it's that important to you then be friends with Eva. I won't stand in your way."

Sienna sighed. "I don't want you to be uncomfortable. I just want to make things right with her, you know?"

"Yeah, I do, but honestly, the best thing is to leave her alone and let her live her life. Call me crazy but I doubt she wants her ex-boyfriend who cheated on her and the girl he cheated on her with to be hanging around her all the time."

"Hey, are you guys coming?" Teddy called from inside.

"Yeah, on our way!" Finn shouted back. He slipped Sienna's hand into his and they made their way back to the others.