Sorry for super late update! However, I am now implementing an update schedule, so this won't happen again. Every three weeks on Sunday I'll upload the next chapter, okay? :)
TeddyDarling7421: Um. About that. Magic, okay? Haha. Sorry. I just wanted to, so I did. Yep. Fanfiction. ;) Sorry, hope it doesn't bug you too much, or stop you from reading. (::)(::)(::)
Ohlivia . smith: Here you are! And thanks.(::)(::)(::)
QueenOfTheFae: Aw, thanks! And I agree.(::)(::)(::)
Lex Luther03: Oh, weird! Happy it worked in the end. And thanks! I tried. ;) And he will! (::)(::)(::)
The Queen: Haha yay! And he will, in next chapter, in fact. (::)(::)(::)
Guest: Oh.. Got that from Google Images. Didn't even notice. Lol. And do you mean the Weasly's?(::)(::)(::)
Okay! On to the chappie!
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Jack was off to his room the moment he got the chance. Looking down at his snow globe, he sighed. He almost wished he could just use it now, but he had to wait until tomorrow, when the winter holiday's officially began.
Flopping down on his bed, Jack brushed his snow white bangs out of his face with a frown. Had Hermione really noticed him flying around? Had he been found out so easily? He sure hoped not, but there was only one way to find out.
With another sigh, Jack rose to his feet and headed down the stairs.
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Jack bit his lip as he looked around the hall at the crowd of students.
Where could he find Hermione? Wait. What was he thinking? This was Hermione he was thinking about. Wasn't it obvious?
Jack turned around and headed to the library.
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Entering the library, he looked past Madame Pinch- sorry, Pince, and quickly spotted the cause of his arrival. Hermione, as per usual, was mostly buried behind a huge pile of books, with only a bit of her bushy brown hair showing.
Picking around the piles of books, tables, and students reading, Jack finally made it to Hermione's table.
Sitting down beside her, Jack waited with a slight smirk for her to notice him.
Suddenly, Hermione threw down the book she was reading with an exclamation of frustration.
"There's nothing!" She cried. "No mention of Nicolas Flamel whatsoever..." She blinked, torn from her rant as she finally noticed Jack.
"Oh." She said. "Hi. I didn't see you there."
"I assumed." He said, smiling.
Suddenly Hermione's eyebrows drew together and she bit her lip, as if remembering something.
"Jack." She said. "We need to talk."
He sighed, his hope she hadn't seen after all plummeting.
"I thought so." He said resignedly. "Okay. Where do you want to go?"
JUST ANOTHER INNOCENT LINEBREAK
Hermione and him had walked over to beside the giant squid's lake, and the cold air was causing her breath to come in crystals. Jack's breath, however, could not be seen. As if Hermione had needed another sign that something was up.
As they came to an obscure spot at the other side of the lake, Hermione turned to face him.
"Jack." She started. "Look, you're my friend. I trust you. But I know you're hiding things from us." She looked up at him with her brown eyes, looking tormented. "Please tell me." She said. "I want to keep being able to trust you."
Jack sighed. "Can I promise I'll tell you after Christmas break?" He asked. "Just... I need time. This secret doesn't just involve me. It isn't just mine to tell."
Hermione nodded. "That's okay."
He nodded. "Then... bye for now." He said, and turned around.
"Wait."
Raising his eyebrow, Jack turned around.
"What?" He asked.
She sighed. "Just... I can tell it's something big. So I guess... just, thank you, Jack. For trusting me."
He nodded, giving a weak smile. "No prob."
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The next day was the first day of Christmas break. The day when all the kids who weren't staying at Hogwarts would be going home.
From what Jack had heard, Harry and Ron would be staying at school to research Nicolas Flamel, while Hermione and, of course, him, would be going home.
However, things got a bit more complicated when he learned they would be getting picked up at the train station. He had hoped to teleport directly from the school.
Oh well. He thought. I guess I can just take the train to the station and break the snow globe somewhere around there.
With a resigned sigh, he boarded the train.
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Jack and Hermione ended up in the same compartment for the ride home. They chatted as if nothing had happened, as if Hermione had never seen him flying about or whatever she had seen, and Jack took the opportunity happily, but he knew he wouldn't be able to forget what had happened, not yet.
When the steam engine became to slow down as it neared the platform, Jack turned to Hermione.
"Bye, then."
"Bye, Jack." She responded. "See you after Christmas." She gave him a meaningful look as she left, heading over to a happy looking couple who embraced her with open arms. Smiling, Hermione looked back at him one last time before leaving, happy in the arms of her family.
Jack himself turned as well, looking around the crowded station for a place he could use the globe without any other wizards noticing.
Spotting a dirty- looking alley, Jack strode purposefully toward it, sidestepping through the crowded London station.
Finally arriving at the mouth of the alley, he walked deeper into it, looking back and forth to make sure no one was watching, Jack dug into the pocket of his hoodie, taking out the snow globe, he held it up to his face.
"Santoff Clausen." He whispered, before breaking it against the alley wall with a shattering of glass. Picking up his suitcase and Akitla's cage, Jack cast one more glance to the sides, making sure no one had heard the shatter and come to investigate, and stepped into the shimmering portal.
It was time to see the Guardians.
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Alright! I was planning on having the Guardians this chapter, but that would have been too long, so... Hope you're happy with this!
See you soon!
REVIEWSIES. And sorry for the long wait...
