Author's Note: Welcome back to my story of Alice Granger, only child (we thought) of Hermione Granger and Ronald Weasley. I'm sure you'll know (if you've managed to finish reading Deathly Hallows yet) what happens, who lives, who dies etc. I just want to tell you, I began this story about a month or more before DH came out and had no idea what was going to happen as much as the next kid. So this basically is my own fluffy epilogue to the book. The people who die in DH do not die in my story (SPOILER ALERT) Especially Fred & Dobby because I was heartbroken when that happened. This story is entirely fiction made up in my Harry Potter/Rupert Grint obsessed mind. I would like to thank hpchick1516 Heather as she has helped me a lot with this story. Be sure to check out WeasleyChicks. Our joint account. And Mione-Girl.x Samantha who ROCKS on FanFiction and OFF, i.e. MSN. Thanks for everything (L).
I recently went to visit my grandparents and other family in Spain over the Half Term. This is why this is a late chapter. Sorry. And also I am dealing with a friend who is quite ill which is another reason.
I pleased to say I do not have to quit this story as I got 9 reviews :). Not all of them were for my last chapter but it is all good. And to those great people;
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I really hate how I have been writing the last chapters so I've kinda changed it. Please tell me if you like it or even notice haha. Well thanks everyone, keep reviewing. And I hope you enjoy Chapter 8...
Disclaimer: Of course I do not own anything you recognize from the Harry Potter Series, those that you do not recognise I own. Also the song "Last Summer" is by Busted. I have changed a few words.
Chapter 8: Arguments
RECAP: "I thought Alice would have chosen you!" She said, trying to sound as if she cared.
"Well it is obvious isn't it?" Sam spoke back, staring at Alice and aggressively putting on his gloves.
Matildia cocked an eyebrow, propping her head on a gloved hand. "Do tell."
"Alice likes Kevin." Sam grabbed a knife and burst one of the blisters on the Bubotuber, still staring at Alice as he did so. Then he picked up the pot and held it up to the whole he had made in the blister, watching as the puss oozed into it. Little did he know lifeless eyes were watching him and a pair of pale, lip glossed lips were curving into a evil smile.
Tap, tap, tap. Sitting on his bed in his dorm, Sam tapped his pencil against his notepad, humming a soft tune. "Last summer, you cast a spell, you put me under," he sang to the tune in his head. "There's something about the way you look," Sam continued singing in his husky, yet brilliant voice. "That's taking me over, and now I know I love you," The last line, Sam sung softly of his notepad. "What happened since last summer?" The boy sighed and threw his pad away from him, onto the end of the bed. He closed his eyes, taking in the deserted, quiet dorm room.
"Sam... Sam... SAM!" The silence was interrupted by shouting and knocking on his dorm door. Sam's eyes shot open. "I know you're in there." The door knob rattled. "Unlock this door... SAM!" The teenage boy grunted and fell into his pillow trying to ignore the voice. "Fine then," rustling was heard from outside the door, "Alohomora." The voice shouted and with a click the door unlocked, opened and the intruder walked in, placing their wand in their robe's pocket. "What's wrong with you, why have you locked yourself away? I only came up here to ask if you were coming to dinner." Alice asked the motionless boy lying on his bed.
"No I ain't. You've asked me, now you can leave." Sam bluntly told her, while pulling himself up. He sat on the side of his bed finding the red and gold rug on the floor very interesting.
Alice was taken back, "what's wrong Sam?" She asked her friend while taking a few steps closer to him. Her feet getting into his sight as they were now on the rug.
Sam looked up to her. Hazel eyes meeting blue. He quickly looked away, "no, just go."
"But Sam-" Alice took her hand and placed it on his shoulder, sitting down next to him in the process. As soon as he felt the warmth of her hand he shrugged it off in a heartbeat. Resisting the urge to turn to face her and kiss her fully on the lips, to caress her beautiful face and run his hand through her hair. But he just couldn't, trying to ignore the impulse of acting on his thoughts he stood up abruptly. Again Alice was taken back. "Sam what's going on, please?" Alice begged him, a hint of worry in her voice.
He shoke his head repeatedly, "no, no Alice. Just leave." Now it was Alice's turn to shake her head. "No, not without an explanation." Sam sighed, moving over to the window. He reached it and stared out of it. The view was spectacular, and normally it would cause him to reveal a little smile. But not now, not today, he felt as if he wouldn't be able to smile ever again.
Alice leant back on his bed, waiting. She felt something under the palm of her hand. A notepad. Scanning the page she read Sam's lyrics, their was only a few lines but she could feel the impact of his words. "These are really good." Alice's voice entered Sam's ears causing him to jump. His head whipped around and she help up the notepad to show what she was talking about. "Did you write this?" Sam felt anger bubble inside of him; he stormed over and snatched it from her hand. "What!?" Alice shouted at him. "Private." He grunted while ramming the notepad in his desk draw. The girl stared at him; this wasn't the Sam she knew. The slam of the draw closing made her snap back. "Well it was really good," Alice explained, "did you write it for the band?" Sam shrugged. "I don't think I'd be able to sing that," she moved uncomfortably on the bed, while Sam looked over his shoulder at her; a look of pain and hatred in his eyes. "Because... it seems more from a boy to girl, not a girl to a boy." He shrugged again, moving around to face her. "Well you could sing it then, seeing as you wrote it. Maybe I could play the guitar." Alice finished.
Sam gave a spiteful laugh, "you play guitar. You can't play guitar." He laughed again. Alice frowned, "well you could always teach me?" She offered.
Again Sam was shaking his head, why don't you get your amazing Kevin too, he seems perfect! "I have better things to do with my time." He was now looking into her glazed eyes. "Is that all?"
Alice blinked away the tears threatening to fall, "have I done something?" The girl croaked. Sam ignored the question, looking away from her, "please Sam. Have I?" Alice asked again, ready to break down in front of him. Again Sam was fighting the same urge as earlier, luckily again, he did not act upon it. Alice stood up and paced over to him, placing a hand on each cheek. Pulling his face to make him look into her eyes, a single tear escaping and rolling down her cheek. "Sam-"
Taking hold of her hands, he moved them so he could step back, then he dropped them. They fell effortlessly to her sides. Now the tears were falling freely from her eyes. He never wanted this... no, he did... or did he? Yes, yes he did. He wanted her to feel the pain that he was feeling for her. But he couldn't stand seeing her tear stained confused face so he closed his eyes in attempt to forget. Yet the images would not stop pouring into his mind. Sam opened his eyes and walked over to her. "You knew what I felt; so many people told me you did." Sam never cried, but he could still feel the tears forming in his eyes and a lump growing in his throat. What had this girl done to him? "Yet y-you threw it all aside and no-ow you are feeling how I-I have been since before the weekend. That pain you seem to- to be feeling now... is how I have been feeling. Is how I-I still am-m feeling." Somehow by now, Sam had walked her out of his dorm. When walking to her, she would walk back. Alice was now outside his door.
Her face was still upset, though angry too. "How on earth have I made you feel pain Samuel? Merlin your being so self absorbed!"
Near to crying as he was a second ago vanished in a millisecond."Me? I'm being self absorbed. When did I say any of this was about you Alice?!" Her face showed him that she did not know. "You... m-me- EVERYONE THINKS YOU ARE SO SMART IN BLOODY CLASS, HECK YOU THINK YOUR SO SMART. YOU THINK SO HIGHLY OF YOURSELF BUT IN THE REAL WORLD YOU KNOW NOTHING!" He shouted at her.
"WELL I WOULD KNOW SOMETHING IF YOU WOULD JUST TELL ME!" She screamed back.
He shoke his head and gave a hollow laugh, "I can't believe it. Princess Smartarse, haven't you figured it out already?" And with that he slammed the door in her face, locking it again.
Forget him, the ungratefully little- he lied... you know that. Everything he said about you was a lie. But really deep down Alice knew everything he had said to her was true. Except for one thing, how had she made him feel this bad? How had she made him feel pain? Why are you dwelling on him... he is not worth it. The girl told herself. She ran down the stairway leading up to the boys' dorms, tears flooding out of her eyes. Alice arrived in the common room to come face to face with some of her friends. Henry, Molly, Kevin and Ophelia were staring at her. A few other friends and Gryffindors were lounging in the Common Room, including Lilly and Nick Foster, their heads beginning to turn.
"Alice? Are you alright?" Henry asked, dropping Molly's hand and running over to her - ready to give her a reassuring hug but someone squeezed in between them. "What has that bloody idiot done now?" A blonde headed boy spoke angrily towards Alice, staring into her eyes.
"Oh ermm Nick... nothing don't worry yourself." Alice replied, looking away. He went in to hug her, something Alice didn't need right now. She prepared herself for his normal bone-crushing hug but it didn't come. A little red-headed girl was hugging her waist; she looked down to see her saver. Lilly Potter was comforting her, the only girl in the Potter clan she was extremely close to, except Ginny of course. "Thank you Lilly." Alice bent down and whispered into her ear. Lilly looked up and smiled, "no problem." By now Nick had walked away after receiving a few death glares from Henry and also Kevin, who had heard a lot about him.
Lilly let go of Alice and walked back over to her friends who were laughing at Nick's rejection. "Are you ok Alice?" Molly asked as she walked over to her and Henry. Alice nodded, then after letting out a sob shoke her head and dropped it on the shoulder closest; which happened to be Kevin's as he and Ophelia had moved over.
A sharp pain ran through her and Kevin's head, her's being a lot stronger. But she fought it away; I don't have time for that now. The pain she was feeling because of Sam evened out the pain she had in her head. Quickly than before the headache went for her as she seemed not to care for it - ignoring it made it go away. Henry's pain went quickly because he understood why it came. Wrapping his arms around her, Kevin rubbed his right hand up and down her back. "Shh..." He cooed. "It'll be alright." And he knew it would be because the next time he saw Sam he would... let us say be angry. How dare he hurt my sister, who the hell does he think he is?! Kevin asked himself, not remembering that Alice could hear him. Pardon? Her voice now appearing in his mind. Bloody- Kevin began, don't curse! Alice's voice shouted at him and then left. He felt her fidget in his arms... she really had no idea it was Kevin that was her brother - but now she knew someone was.
"S-Sam he, he... I-I didn't mean-" Alice mumbled but broke down again, Kevin began cooing her again. "What is wrong with that boy?" Molly shouted and Alice could hear her moving. "HENRY GET OFF OF ME... HE NEEDS TO BE TAUGHT A LESSON! HE HURT MY BEST FRIEND LIKE HE ALWAYS DOES!" Molly was now shrieking at Henry, seeming furious.
"DON'T YOU THINK I KNOW THAT?! THAT HE IS SUCH AN ASS SOMETIMES!" Henry yelled back. "BUT YOU GOING UP THERE AND SHOUTING AT HIM WON'T HELP..." the rest of his rant was continued in an angry whisper." Alice is my best friend too Molly, but so is he. I need to get to the bottom of this without shouting and screaming. We aren't kids anymore." Alice who was still clinging onto Kevin and Ophelia, who was moving Alice's hair out of her wet eyes and telling her things would be fine, all looked up when Molly screamed the one name they were dreading.
"Fine, get off of me then." Molly whispered back to him just an angrily. "But if I see that blundering nitwit I can't promise- SAM!" Molly has spotted him and this is when their heads shot up. The boy this whole commotion was about was trying to sneak down to the kitchens undetected but this didn't quite go to plan. Alice looked up at the boy who had done this to her and he was looking back. Or more at Alice who was tangled in Kevin's arms. Eyes as wide as saucers, which were fired up with hate and pain. He himself had looked as if he had been crying but Molly didn't care. The girl stomped over to him, "what is wrong with you?!" Molly spat. Even though Molly was in his face, Sam's eyes were still on Alice. With one last glance at her he ran back up to his dorm.
Molly stomped her foot and after continually calling his name, gave up on Sam coming back down. Alice had now released Kevin and walked up to Molly. "Don't blame yourself, he is mad at me. I'll go get it out of him... or try to again." Molly shoke her head, "leave him. He is being a complete idiot. Let's go get something to eat." She placed her closest arm around Alice. "If you want?" Alice nodded and they walked over to the common room entrance. Henry walked over to Molly attempting to grasp her free hand in his, but as he tried she noticed him, lifted her hand and twiddled some of her locks in her fingers. Walking faster with Alice and away from a flabbergasted Henry.
Sniggers and whispers were heard all through the Great Hall as the late Gryffindors entered. Most of it erupting from the Slytherin table. Many of the girls eyes were on her - actually nearly all of them... sending her piercing glares, that seemed to bore into her fragile state. "What are you all staring at?!" Henry bellowed, loud enough though it didn't reach the teachers table. Everyone who was staring whipped their heads back around, to face their friends or dinners.
An evil cackle filled the air, as the five of them sat down with their friends. They turned to see Matilda, her hair scraped back into a high ponytail, her makeup deep and heavy, her pale skin paler than usual. "Bushy boffin upset?" She spat at Alice, her goons snorting behind her. "I would be too if I found out that one of my friends stabbed me in the back!" Her cackle now became louder as many of the Weasley's and friends began to watch.
Alice mouth moved, but no sound came from it. Kevin decided to speak for her. "What are you going on about Matilda?" The Slytherin stopped laughing, holding up a hand to silence her followers. Smiling sweetly at Kevin she began to tell him, "well Kev, I have been told by a reliable source that Alice here, well she seems to have developed a crush on you!" All the Weasley's that were present, Alice, Kevin, Ophelia, Donovan, Mae, Molly, Nathan and a few other friends mouths dropped open. Ophelia, Henry and Kevin spoke together, "what?!"
Alice rose to her feet in a heartbeat. "You lying, greasy haired cow!" She screamed, which caused some surrounding Ravenclaws to watch. Despite her state, Alice paced over to Matilda so they were face to face. "That is so untrue!"
Matilda laughed in her face, "you should tell your mistaken friend that then and stop him from shouting it around the castle!" The girl spat at her.
"Who told you this?!" Alice's hands were now in tight fists. Matilda gave a shriek of laughter, moved in closer and whispered a name into Alice's ear. "Sam Russell."
"And when he was two his nanny, Lady Paterson she called herself, was looking after him one day. I came home to find her asleep on the couch and Kevin hugging a wig. Looking over at Paterson I could see, while she was sleeping, Kev had stolen the wig off her head and was colouring it in with his felt tips." Ron couldn't contain himself, "Accidentally I woke Paterson before getting the wig back on her head. She took one look at her 'hair', shrieked, snatched the wig from my grasp and stormed out. We haven't seen her since... but at least I got to keep her last pay check." The red-headed man chuckled, while his female friend sighed. Earning herself a wink from him.
Pink creeping up her face Hermione chose to change the subject from Kevin to Alice, "well I have one about Alice. When she was four she developed an interest in spiders." Ron shuddered, Hermione nodding in approval and understandment. "And not small ones, huge ones the size of my fist." Her guest made a gagging noise but she continued, "so while I tried to figure out her obsession with those creepy insects she kept badgering me to get her one. Of course I refused and she moaned, and moaned, and moaned, but I wasn't having a spider as a pet. After a few weeks she stopped asking me for one so I, don't ask me why, asked her why she didn't like them anymore." Hermione was now giggling stupidly to herself, "And this is what she told me, 'mummy! Eww why would I like spiders I said tigers!' "Now Hermione couldn't control herself she was doubled over in laughter. Ron took a sigh of relief, beaming he said "thank goodness." Hermione laughed.
"I love your laugh. Going so long without hearing it, I've really missed it." Shining Hermione a lop-sided grin. Gazing into her eyes, her chocolate pools met an ocean of dazzling blue; she could feel herself melting under his gaze. Pulling herself away before she began dribbling, she began to clear up the empty coffee mugs. "Well 13 years in a hell of a long time."
Ron's grin disappeared, a frown in its place. "I know and I am truly sorry Hermione. Really I am." Hermione's eyes glazed over, "course. I mean how many times before you left had I settled for an apology?" She asked him, more in a rhetorical way as she did know and didn't want to be reminded of the answer, so to stop him from answering she began to wash up the plates and cups that needed to be done, the two mugs within them. Turning on the tap, squirting in the washing up liquid, putting on her rubber gloves - she sighed.
Clearing his throat, Ron balled his up his sweaty hands and took a deep breath. "I must have caused a lot of pain to you and you have to believe me when I say I'm truly sorry because I, well I... I-" Hermione dropped whatever she was cleaning into the sink, spinning around on her heel to face him. Still stuttering, Ron looked hopeless. Hermione put him out of his misery, "you what Ronald?!" She spat.
Looking up to her, his eyes glazed and his skin red, Ron mumbled. "I... I have to go." Standing from the stool and without a glance back at her, he turned and left the kitchen. Slam and then left the house.
Hermione heaved a deep breath through her clenched teeth, turning back around she continued with the cleaning. Taking out her frustration on the dirty plates, cups and mugs.
Kevin groaned, he was the only one occupying the boys toilets on the second floor. How could he have been so stupid?! Saying something like that when she was so near. His foot extended he kicked the nearest thing to him. Which happened to be a stall door.
At least I am not as dumb as Sam... really Alice liking me? There is no way. And I know that for a fact. Kevin entered the stall, running his fingers along the cuts and curves of the wood work. Closing the lid of the toilet he sat on it resting his head in his hands. He sighed, what am I going to do?
"Hello?" A deep male voice loomed over the bathroom. "Kevin are you in here?" It was Nick Foster. "I saw you come in here, you looked distressed is everything alright?" Kevin grunted in a form of reply. "Oh ok good!" Nick replied, seeming to understand his boyish manner. Kevin opened the door to the stall, walking over to Nick.
"Alright." He nodded in the direction of Nick, who nodded back. Running the tap, Kevin cupped the water and splashed his face. "Well there is obviously something wrong and if it has anything to do with a hot Gryffindor named Al-" His wand flying up, Kevin directed it to point to Nick, "don't you ever talk about her like that!" He warned, Nick nodded his head quickly as Kevin lowered his wand.
After about a minute of silence Nick spoke up, "well if it is to do with Alice, count yourself lucky. That girl is smok- I mean lovely." He corrected himself after receiving a death glare. Kevin shoke his head, "don't worry it isn't about that. It is my," Kevin sped through his mind to come up with something that... bent the truth. "My family." Well it's kinda true, he reminded himself. Nick's mouth formed an 'o' shape, "alright then." He made out. Turning to leave Nick was stopped, "can I join?" Kevin asked him from behind, he is trying to be nice. Maybe I'll repay the favour.
"Oh, sure." Nick replied, grinning.
"I CANNOT BELIEVE YOU! YOU CALL YOURSELF MY BROTHER." Lucian yelled in his brother's, Cornel's, face. "YOU'RE A TRAITOR. I JUST- MERLIN I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU WOULD DO THIS TO ME!" He continued to bellow at his brother. The two Weasley's were in the corridor outside the Common Room, obviously in some sort of argument. Lucian turned to leave when Cornel place his hand on Lucian's shoulder.
"Bro just listen, it weren't me-" Lucian shrugged off Cornel's hand, spun back around and whispered in his face, in the most horribeist way. "No you listen, dear 'bro' of mine. Isabella was the first girl to ever take interest in me since... well forever and just like everything in my life you have to steal that off me too!" Cornel stood straight, "what? How do I steal things from you?"
Lucian laughed in his face. "And people think you're just the greatest. How you became a prefect I'll never know because all you are is a piece of lying, dirty scum who is to stuck up their own ass to even care about anyone else but themselves." Cornel shoke his head, "Lucian she forced herself on me!" Now Lucian shoke his head, "tell it to someone who cares!" And with that he walked away, away from his brother and trying to walk away from his problem.
A/n: You like? Lots of insults within this chapter. Sorry if I offended any boys with the grunting but my cousins and little brother Diego, who is only 6, grunt to answer questions. Hmm.. I dunno. Review.
Love you all,
Alica Santoyo
