p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: #333333; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica;"Niki opened her eyes and blinked, trying to get them to adjust to the bright light. Where was she? Suddenly, she remembered what had happened, and sat bolt upright. Madam Pomfrey came hurrying over./p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: #333333; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica;""Now, now, careful. Don't want to overexert yourself." she tsked. /p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: #333333; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica;""What happened? Where's Harry? Is he alright? What about Hermione?" Niki asked hurriedly. (strong style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-right: 10px;"A/N: Notice she didn't ask about Ron.) /strong/p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: #333333; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica;""Mr.'s Potter and Weasley and Miss Granger are all fine." Madam Pomfrey said. "Mr. Weasley was quite easy to restore. Mr. Potter was in here for about a week, but is also fine."/p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: #333333; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica;""How long have I been here?" Niki asked./p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: #333333; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica;"Madam Pomfrey studied Niki. "Almost three weeks. Your friends are quite worried about you. School has already started again."/p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: #333333; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica;""Well, then, can I go?" Niki asked. "If they're worried about me, then I have to go find them!"/p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: #333333; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica;""I will see if I can't get Minerva to let them out of class to come see you." she sighed. "You will not be leaving until tomorrow, at the earliest." /p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: #333333; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica;""What happened with the Quidditch match? Wasn't that only one week after school started back up?" Niki asked, seeming more worried about this that anything else. Except Harry and Hermione. "Did we crush Slytherin? We did, right?"/p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: #333333; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica;""Slytherin lost to Gryffindor by a considerable margin." Madam Pomfrey said. "Gryffindor is now in the lead for both the House and Quidditch cup." br style="box-sizing: border-box;" / Niki smiled. "Good."br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /-/p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: #333333; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica;""Niki!" Harry shouted, barging into the Hospital Wing thirty minutes later. "You're all right!"/p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: #333333; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica;""Yeah, I am." Niki said, grinning at him. "So are you lot."/p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: #333333; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica;""Well, you and Harry almost died!" Hermione said. "We were so worried about both of you!"/p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: #333333; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica;""Hermione, relax. We're all fine." Niki said. "Why don't we talk about something else?" /p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: #333333; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica;"Idle chat carried them through two hours, until Madam Pomfrey usured Harry, Ron and Hermione out the door. "She needs rest! Out!"/p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: #333333; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica;"-/p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: #333333; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica;"The next few months flew by. Hermione and Niki passed their exams with flying colors. Harry and even Ron managed to scrape by. Gryffindor won the Quidditch Cup, and were in the lead for the House Cup. Before the quartet knew it, they were packing in the last ten minutes before the feast. /p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: #333333; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica;""I can't believe that we're about to leave." Hermione said sadly, folding a pair of jeans and putting them in her trunk./p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: #333333; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica;""Well, I'm ready for a nice, quiet summer." Niki replied, grinning. "This was a pretty eventful year." /p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: #333333; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica;""Yeah." Hermione sighed. "Well, we should go down to the feast." /p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: #333333; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica;""Okay." Niki agreed. "Dumbledore will be telling the school that Gryffindor won the House Cup pretty soon now." /p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: #333333; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica;"The two girls walked down to the Great Hall together, and got a seat next to Harry and Ron just as Dumbledore stood up. /p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: #333333; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica;""Well, another year gone." he said, eyes twinkling. "And I think we can all agree that it was pretty eventful. Hopefully next year will be quieter."/p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: #333333; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica;"The four friends grinned at each other./p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: #333333; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica;""Now," Dumbledore continued. "The House Cup needs awarding. In fourth place, Ravenclaw, with 324 points. In third place, Slytherin, with 392 points. In second place, Hufflepuff, with 456 points. And in first place, Gryffindor, with 483 points."/p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: #333333; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica;"The Gryffindor table erupted with cheers, yelling, clapping, and stamping, as the Gryffindors celebrated their victory./p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: #333333; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica;""I think that's all of importance." Dumbledore said. "Tuck in, and have a wonderful summer!" /p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: #333333; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica;"Food appeared on the tables, and everyone started eating, talking, and laughing. Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Niki talked about random things, until Dumbledore dismissed the school to board the Hogwarts Express. /p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: #333333; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica;""I'll miss this place." Hermione said sadly, looking around the station. /p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: #333333; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica;""Well, I'll be glad to see Moomy and Dadfoot." Niki said, climbing aboard the train. The trio followed her down to a compartment./p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: #333333; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica;"The majority of the ride was filled with idle chatter, swapping sweets, and playing Exploding Snap. Eventually, the train slowed to a stop, and the students disembarked. /p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: #333333; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica;""Oh, make sure you write!" Hermione said, hugging the other three./p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: #333333; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica;""We will, don't worry!" Niki said. "I bet I can get Dadfoot to let you guys come over and stay sometime." /p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: #333333; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica;""Well, hurry up and arrange that." Ron said. Niki had warmed up to Ron after their battle with Quirrell, and the two now got on quite well. /p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: #333333; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica;""We will." Harry said. Ron hugged Hermione and Niki, and he and Harry clapped each other on the back. /p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: #333333; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica;""Harry! Niki!" came a shout. The quartet looked around and saw Sirius and Remus hurrying towards them. /p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: #333333; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica;""Dumbledore told us what happened with Voldemort!" Remus said, hugging the two children. "Are you guys alright?"/p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: #333333; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica;""We're fine, Moony." Harry said, hugging Sirius as well. /p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: #333333; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica;""Well, all Remus did for the last six months was talk about how worried he was about you three." Sirius said. "Oh, four! There's another young lady in the mix."/p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: #333333; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica;""My name's Hermione Granger." Hermione introduced herself. /p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: #333333; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica;""She's my BFTNMTB." Niki said. "Best Friend That's Not My Twin Brother." /p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: #333333; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica;""It was wonderful meeting you, Hermione." Remus said. "Are you two ready to go?" he asked Harry and Niki./p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: #333333; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica;""Yeah." The twins gathered up their things and apparated home with Sirius and Remus, looking forward to a quiet summer with their friends and family. /p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: #333333; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica;""Now, now, careful. Don't want to overexert yourself." she tsked. /p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: #333333; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica;""What happened? Where's Harry? Is he alright? What about Hermione?" Niki asked hurriedly. (strong style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-right: 10px;"A/N: Notice she didn't ask about Ron.) /strong/p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: #333333; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica;""Mr.'s Potter and Weasley and Miss Granger are all fine." Madam Pomfrey said. "Mr. Weasley was quite easy to restore. Mr. Potter was in here for about a week, but is also fine."/p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: #333333; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica;""How long have I been here?" Niki asked./p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: #333333; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica;"Madam Pomfrey studied Niki. "Almost three weeks. Your friends are quite worried about you. School has already started again."/p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: #333333; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica;""Well, then, can I go?" Niki asked. "If they're worried about me, then I have to go find them!"/p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: #333333; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica;""I will see if I can't get Minerva to let them out of class to come see you." she sighed. "You will not be leaving until tomorrow, at the earliest." /p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: #333333; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica;""What happened with the Quidditch match? Wasn't that only one week after school started back up?" Niki asked, seeming more worried about this that anything else. Except Harry and Hermione. "Did we crush Slytherin? We did, right?"/p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: #333333; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica;""Slytherin lost to Gryffindor by a considerable margin." Madam Pomfrey said. "Gryffindor is now in the lead for both the House and Quidditch cup." br style="box-sizing: border-box;" / Niki smiled. "Good."br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /-/p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: #333333; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica;""Niki!" Harry shouted, barging into the Hospital Wing thirty minutes later. "You're all right!"/p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: #333333; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica;""Yeah, I am." Niki said, grinning at him. "So are you lot."/p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: #333333; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica;""Well, you and Harry almost died!" Hermione said. "We were so worried about both of you!"/p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: #333333; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica;""Hermione, relax. We're all fine." Niki said. "Why don't we talk about something else?" /p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: #333333; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica;"Idle chat carried them through two hours, until Madam Pomfrey usured Harry, Ron and Hermione out the door. "She needs rest! Out!"/p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: #333333; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica;"-/p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: #333333; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica;"The next few months flew by. Hermione and Niki passed their exams with flying colors. Harry and even Ron managed to scrape by. Gryffindor won the Quidditch Cup, and were in the lead for the House Cup. Before the quartet knew it, they were packing in the last ten minutes before the feast. /p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: #333333; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica;""I can't believe that we're about to leave." Hermione said sadly, folding a pair of jeans and putting them in her trunk./p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: #333333; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica;""Well, I'm ready for a nice, quiet summer." Niki replied, grinning. "This was a pretty eventful year." /p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: #333333; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica;""Yeah." Hermione sighed. "Well, we should go down to the feast." /p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: #333333; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica;""Okay." Niki agreed. "Dumbledore will be telling the school that Gryffindor won the House Cup pretty soon now." /p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: #333333; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica;"The two girls walked down to the Great Hall together, and got a seat next to Harry and Ron just as Dumbledore stood up. /p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: #333333; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica;""Well, another year gone." he said, eyes twinkling. "And I think we can all agree that it was pretty eventful. Hopefully next year will be quieter."/p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: #333333; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica;"The four friends grinned at each other./p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: #333333; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica;""Now," Dumbledore continued. "The House Cup needs awarding. In fourth place, Ravenclaw, with 324 points. In third place, Slytherin, with 392 points. In second place, Hufflepuff, with 456 points. And in first place, Gryffindor, with 483 points."/p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: #333333; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica;"The Gryffindor table erupted with cheers, yelling, clapping, and stamping, as the Gryffindors celebrated their victory./p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: #333333; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica;""I think that's all of importance." Dumbledore said. "Tuck in, and have a wonderful summer!" /p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: #333333; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica;"Food appeared on the tables, and everyone started eating, talking, and laughing. Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Niki talked about random things, until Dumbledore dismissed the school to board the Hogwarts Express. /p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: #333333; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica;""I'll miss this place." Hermione said sadly, looking around the station. /p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: #333333; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica;""Well, I'll be glad to see Moomy and Dadfoot." Niki said, climbing aboard the train. The trio followed her down to a compartment./p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: #333333; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica;"The majority of the ride was filled with idle chatter, swapping sweets, and playing Exploding Snap. Eventually, the train slowed to a stop, and the students disembarked. /p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: #333333; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica;""Oh, make sure you write!" Hermione said, hugging the other three./p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: #333333; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica;""We will, don't worry!" Niki said. "I bet I can get Dadfoot to let you guys come over and stay sometime." /p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: #333333; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica;""Well, hurry up and arrange that." Ron said. Niki had warmed up to Ron after their battle with Quirrell, and the two now got on quite well. /p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: #333333; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica;""We will." Harry said. Ron hugged Hermione and Niki, and he and Harry clapped each other on the back. /p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: #333333; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica;""Harry! Niki!" came a shout. The quartet looked around and saw Sirius and Remus hurrying towards them. /p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: #333333; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica;""Dumbledore told us what happened with Voldemort!" Remus said, hugging the two children. "Are you guys alright?"/p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: #333333; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica;""We're fine, Moony." Harry said, hugging Sirius as well. /p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: #333333; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica;""Well, all Remus did for the last six months was talk about how worried he was about you three." Sirius said. "Oh, four! There's another young lady in the mix."/p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: #333333; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica;""My name's Hermione Granger." Hermione introduced herself. /p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: #333333; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica;""She's my BFTNMTB." Niki said. "Best Friend That's Not My Twin Brother." /p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: #333333; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica;""It was wonderful meeting you, Hermione." Remus said. "Are you two ready to go?" he asked Harry and Niki./p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: #333333; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica;""Yeah." The twins gathered up their things and apparated home with Sirius and Remus, looking forward to a quiet summer with their friends and family. /p