Three stars in the sky, three hearts in the night.
you would not believe your eyes, when ten million fireflies, lit up the world as I fall asleep.
BY THE WAY: this chapter was written according to the song "Fireflies" by Owl city
"Is she okay?"
"Scorpius, I should say no…the dark magic in her body is too strong to be controlled."
"what…but you said that…you said that she will recover!"
"Scorpius, listen to me, she will recover soon, what I mean is that the dark magic in her body is permanent, if they enter, they will stay in there forever."
"you mean…you mean…she will turn evil?"
"No Scorpius, you misunderstood me, her magic…will only be stronger, and she must learn to use them wisely, fear and darkness will be her enemies."
"Professor…what do you mean…"
"She has been seeing the tragic experience of you two, she started to change, but her change won't be easily revealed, she will conceal them, but not for long, as a Weasley, friendship and love are something she values the most, and in her mind, these are the most fragile and the most valuable things, you must learn to share a mind with her, and let her suffer less, I can feel that she turns more weak, more defeatable, she is not the original her anymore, as her friend, Scorpius, you must let her know that friends are always by her side, and let her find her original self, if not, the only consequence is that you will lose her, and if that so, Hogwarts will lose her too."
"why? Professor?"
"Scorpius, you are still young, you won't understand" then a sign follows, "just remember this: use love to defeat hate, use fire to defeat rain."
"what is that supposed to mean? Professor?"
"find it out…Scorpius, turn everything impossible to possible."
I sit up, in a sudden, finding myself in the hospital wing, my back is sweating already, everything is a dream, but in fact…it's so real… Is it a dream anyway?
It was not until I am absolutely awake did I realize that I'm surrounding by darkness, obviously, it's midnight, I look up, and a bright starry sky reveals, it's rare to see such a beautiful sight, they are like fireflies, surrounding me, there are more than ten thousand of them, so close, just like they are about to give me a thousand hugs.
I stand up uneasily, walking towards the little balcony of the hospital wing, trying to get closer to those lovely 'fireflies', but I slipped, then I fall, I close my eyes, dreading of the moment I land with my back, but I didn't…someone pulls me back, and under the starlight, I realized, it's Blacky who pulls me back.
I stare at him, and cast him a thankful smile, he grins back, "It's a lovely night, isn't it? cousin?"
"indeed" I reply, dreamily, unsurprising that he is in the hospital wing with me.
"professor McGonagall told us to protect you, you have been hurt badly." Blacky said, without any hesitation.
"we are a team, we protect each other, isn't that what we supposed to do?" I answer, and smile back, and he nods with relief.
"Blacky, where is Blondy anyway? Haven't seen him for a while."
"Oh! He is still sleeping, I got to stay in the hospital wing for one night, Blondy…well he got to stay more, he had some hit in his head, but not really serious."
"Oh, that's good" I murmur, glad that both he and Blacky are fine.
"I really wish this moment could last forever." Blacky signs
"every night, I dreamed of these fireflies" I exclaim, "they fill up the open air, and I feel like I want to dance under them." I said dreamily.
"yeah, they accompany me through those sleepless nights…" Blacky agrees.
"when I was young, I was reckless, fighting everything by myself, because I thought the world is easy, but I was wrong, I made so many people get into trouble, so many of my friends…so many tears, so many terrible things happened so quickly…" I sign again.
"Freckles, remember? I'm the one who made all those troubles with you, not James, not Hugo, not Lily, but me, I did it with you, I walk through your childhood with you, and we solved so many things together, if friends are together, there's nothing holding us back, even Blondy is not with you, I'm here with you, Freckles." Blacky said kindly.
"oh Blacky, thank you!" I give him a teary smile, and give him my tightest hug, "you are my dearest cousin, we will never be apart. Never, ever."
"deal! I'm keeping my eye on you!" he jokes, and I give him a quick laugh.
Then we fell silent, and I love it, staying with my cousin is always such an entertaining thing.
But it lasts no longer, suddenly, I smell smoke, and my first feeling is: somewhere in the hospital wing is burning…
"Blacky!"
"what?"
"did you smell that?"
"yeah? What is that? Smells like firewood…"
"It's not firewood, it's somewhere burning, this is bad, burning in the middle of the night, we have no time to call everybody up now! we must check around!"
"Freckles, leave it to me, you are still weak!"
"no Blacky, we are friends, so we are figuring it out together, no time to explain!"
"but…"
"Come!"
We follow the dreadful smell, and finally, we find the burning room.
"No! Blondy is in there!" Blacky shout, rather screaming.
"what?"
"quick! No time to hesitate! ALOHOMORA!" Blacky yells, and the door bursts open.
Then we see him, and the fire, holy! The fire is burning right below him, and Blondy seems to take no notice of the fatal danger, he is still sleeping!
"We don't have water here! The nearest toilet is miles away!" I cried.
"Think! We can find a way!" Blacky comforts me.
"Blacky, what are we supposed to do! How can we save Blondy! We can't step in that fire! I'm too weak to lift him up with my magic! We need water…"
But without finishing, I heard Blacky said something silently, holding my hand tightly, and something surprised me greatly, water! They are here! Water! Heaven! They are not coming from nowhere! They are coming from Blacky's magic! Blacky, my cousin, has magical powers! And that's water! He creates water from nowhere! But how?
"Blacky! That's insane! That's awesome! How you did it?" I ask him, holding his hand tighter.
"you gave that power to me…Freckles, you gave that to me." he said, silently, still trembling.
"How so?"
"you made me noticed that you need me, you need me to save Blondy, and I realized that I'm the only person who can save the situation, for all those things we walk through during childhood, Freckles, for you are my favorite cousin."
"Blacky…you, me, Blondy, we did have a connection together! We meant to save the world together! We have the magical powers because we can unite! Water, fire, lightning…water, fire, lightning…they are the three secret element of Hogwarts…they represents harmony and love! We found it! we are the only one who truly discovered it! that means…that means our friendship is the only thing the world can rely on! Not power, not magic, but the love from their heart! Blacky, I understand…"
"and can somebody explain why I'm waking up with wet clothes from head to legs?" Blondy's voice snaps.
"I'm truly sorry, Blondy, it's my fault." Blacky stands up.
"I just realized…the real reason, why we will have our magical abilities, Blacky just discovered his, water."
"Blacky… your right face…" Blacky points, stammering.
"what?" he asks confusedly, touching his face.
"a water pattern scar!" I exclaim
"a water pattern?" Blacky asks
I ignore his question: "Blondy, Blacky, listen up, because I'm serious this time."
They look at me, trying their best to make them look serious.
"I understand the truth of friendship, and I never, ever expected how friendship and change such a big part of our lives, from a kid, to a magician who mastered great magic, Hogwarts is having trouble on uniting, and we are going to bring the friendship and unite back, because I know the world need us, they need us to led them to a utopia where there's only love and friendship, friends, I believe that we can do it, can't we? For experiencing all these tragic events?"
"indeed" said a new voice, right behind my back.
I jump, realizing someone else is listening to my conversation.
Professor McGonagall walks out from the shadows, accompanied by professor Neville, holding a large book somehow looks familiar.
"Professor! Why are you here?" I shout in surprise, preparing for another tongue lashing.
"Rose Weasley, obliviously, disobeying the school law, running out from bed in the middle of the night, chatting with friends with the same illness, using magic, and you taught us all a lesson."
I'm confused, I thought she is going to 'lash' me again, but she ends up praising me, it doesn't make any sense at all…
"as I know, you guys want to sacrifice yourselves to save the world, and I reject all your thoughts without further observing nor asking, which means I, being reckless, because I was over protective, as the headmistress of the school, I must concern about my student's safety, and of course, I did, but I ignored this." Professor McGonagall said, and hands me the book professor Neville is holding, and I realized that it's the book of future, I was wondering where have it been for the past few weeks, never realized that I forgot to take it back that night!
"Rose, I was touched by your attitude of saving this world, and I must praise your personal braveness and your leadership, you told your two friends a lesson that human beings can't ignore: friendship, love and unitedness will always be the major to defeat darkness, because no matter how evil a person is, he or she will reveal the kind side one day, as long as they have the urge to survive in this world."
"But the thing that touches me the most is what you did in the quidditch match" she smiles proudly, "according to Scorpius Malfoy, you have been poisoned by dark magic three days before, and you are told not to use magic in order to prevent it from getting worse, but when your friends were falling, you sacrificed yourself, for your friends, for the ones you love, this deeply reminded me of your father, Rose, your father was being reckless with Harry Potter, your uncle, I guess, they kept making mistakes, but every time they made one, they are fighting for peace, they are fighting for what they think is right, they are fighting for peace…it's unforgettable, it's really great, but your actions are the ones who shocked me the most…as a reply for your heroic actions, Rose, I and the professors of Hogwarts…decided…to send…you, and your friends…on the…mission." She said the words, painfully, but I can see her proud within it.
For a long time, I, Blondy and Blacky stare at her, jaws open, "but professor, what makes you decide to risk this?" I ask, still not believing my ears.
"Rose" this time, professor Neville answers, "unlike professor McGonagall, I support you since you told me your ideas, because I have been observing you for years, you, Albus and Scorpius are friends since yours seventh, and you never have any arguments before, and I had never seen something greater than your friendship in my thirty eight years of life, you light me up, and let me see hope again, because I know, even the world is ending, nothing will divide you, going on such dangerous missions, risking second years are definitely the best choice, but you guys make me memorize something precious I learnt during the battle of Hogwarts, and that's love, Voldemort could produce any type of magic, but love is the only one he can't understand so far, and that's why, the winner is your uncle, not him." He said, whipping a tear from his eye.
"I…I don't know how to thank you, thank you so much, professor McGonagall, professor Neville!" I run up and hug them tightly without thinking further.
"don't let us down, Rose." Professor McGonagall murmurs, and I nod proudly.
"as long as you recover, we are going to head towards that portal mentioned in your book, Albus, so pack your stuff, and be prepared, bring the book." Professor Neville said in determination.
Right above the castle of Hogwarts, three stars, a red one, a blue one, and a yellow one, connect together, a new page is flipping, but it's still the beginning of the story…