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"Ok tell me what happened over Christmas?" George said leading her into an abandoned classroom. Kinsie sat on one on the long tables. George hopped up beside her.
"Ok it happened Christmas day, Professor McGonagall came up to me and said Dumbledore needed to speak with me, so I went with her, wondering what Dumbledore could possibly want," Kinsie began. "When I got there he had some really bad news to tell me," Kinsie went on. "He told me my parents were killed in a car wreck." She told him wiping a tear that ran down her cheek.
"Kinsie, I'm so sorry," George said placing his hand on top of hers.
"I had to leave to plan their funeral, I was all alone in their house and it felt so empty, I felt so alone. I had no one there with me." Kinsie said looking at him.
"No other family?" George asked.
"I was an only child, my grandparents are already dead, my moms only sibling died of cancer and my dad was an only child."
"My god Kinsie that's horrible," George said squeezing her hand. "Did you and Cedric talk about this?"
"We talked about my parents dying but not how I felt alone and everything, he wouldn't understand, not even you completely understand. I talked to Harry the other day, I figured he would understand."
"I'm sure he would." George said.
"Ok so I got everything planned, with Dumbledore's help. Then I get a letter saying Dumbledore himself would be meeting me at the Train station when I get back to Hogwarts, he has some information about my parents that I need to know."
"Dumbledore picked you up himself, it must have been some news."
"It was a shock to say the least." Kinsie began. "Dumbledore had to tell me and Cedric doesn't know this so don't tell him," Kinsie said.
"Ok," George said confused.
"Dumbledore had to tell me that the people I believed to be my parents my whole life weren't, they adopted me."
"And they never told you?" George asked.
"No they didn't, I should have known, I don't look like either one of them." She told him.
"Kinsie you couldn't have known, not if they didn't tell you themselves." George said trying to comfort her.
"I know," she said. "But it was a shock, I didn't know what to think or how to feel about that."
"Does Dumbledore know who your biological parents are?"
"Yes he does, he said I couldn't live with them. I will only tell you my mom's name is Isabella and she is dead as well and he said I look like her."
"She must have been beautiful like you," George said.
"That's sweet George thank you." She said as a tear ran down her cheek, George wiped it away.
"Your father?"
"That's better saved for another day," she told him. "Anyway Dumbledore is finding me a place to stay after school is over."
"He'll do it, Dumbledore always does what he says he will do." George assured her and pulled her into a hug.
"Yeah I know," Kinsie replied and they were quiet for a few minutes.
"So is everything working out with you and Diggory?" George asked her.
"Yes George it's fine, I promise."
"Ok," George said. "But why haven't you told Cedric, the guy you claim to love, what you've told me?" George asked. "Why haven't you told him about your parents?"
"It's a lot to try and take in George, I'm still processing it you know. The people I believed to be my parents my whole life aren't," she told him. "You and Harry are the only ones who know."
"So you haven't told Angelina, Alicia or Katie?" George asked surprised.
"No, I haven't got to tell them about my parents yet." Kinsie said.
"Mackenzie," George said, "You should tell them, they are your friends."
"I know," Kinsie said.
"And Diggory should know what you told me, I mean he's not going to dump you because of it."
"I know," she said softly, "Can you change the subject?"
"Ok, you know what?" he asked.
"What? Tell me."
"You know I thought about asking you out a few years ago?"
"Really? You did?" Kinsie asked surprised and he nodded. "Why didn't you?"
"Well you were head over heels for Oliver, I mean how can I compete with Oliver. He's everything I'm not; attractive, talented, popular, girls love him."
"George, you're talented, semi-popular, and ok girls may not follow you around like they do Oliver but its not like you're unattractive. You're funny sometimes that is more important than anything else, being able to make someone laugh."
"Think so?"
"Yep."
"Anyway so I thought about asking you out this year when Oliver asked Katie but Katie was so intent with setting you up with pretty boy Diggory and he seemed interested in you, who was I to compete with him."
"George you should have asked," Kinsie told him.
"Would you have said yes?"
"Well, you'll never know now will you," Kinsie teased him.
"Ok, I guess not," George sighed, "I do really hope things work out between you and Diggory. I can tell he makes you happy and I am happy for you."
"Thanks George," she said and he nodded.
"Come on, let's get out of here," George said hopping down from the table, Kinsie did the sameand thenshe looped her arm through his and they made their way across the room.
"Thanks for listening," Kinsie said.
"Anytime," George told her as he opened the door and they walked out of the classroom just as Cedric was walking by.
"Kinsie," Cedric said looking at her then to George and their joined arms. "Weasley." He said coldly. Kinsie looked at the expression on his face and knew what he was thinking.
"Cedric its not what you are thinking, we were talking about my parents." Kinsie told him.
"Oh is that so," Cedric said clearly not believing her.
"Yes it is," Kinsie told him. "George I need to talk to Cedric, I'll see you later."
"Ok," he said and left.
"Don't even do this Cedric, I would never cheat on you. I love you." She told him. "George is my friend."
"You looked very cozy to be just friends," Cedric said stubbornly.
"Don't be so stubborn Cedric Diggory," she told him putting her hands on her hips."We were talking and I didn't want to talk to him in the noisy common room where people would over hear and I thought you would be upset if we went to his room."
"You're right I would have been upset," Cedric agreed.
"We were talking that's it, I promise."
"Really? You were just talking?"
"That's it Cedric, talking. I love you to much to cheat on you." She told him.
"Ok," he said.
"Ok," she said and he nodded.
"I love you, so I have to trust you."
"Well you can trust me I would never cheat on you."
"I believe you," he said leaning down to kiss her.
"I need to get to my common room, I'll see you in the morning." She said
"See you in the morning," Cedric said and Kinsie turned to walk away, but then turned back around and thought of saying something to Cedric but he was already gone.
When Kinsie returned to her room Angelina and Alicia were up talking to Katie.
"There you are, Where have you been?" Angelina asked.
"Talking to George," she answered.
"About what?" Katie asked.
"My parents."
"Is everything ok?' Alicia asked.
"No," she answered.
"What happened?" Katie asked concerned.
"My parents were killed in a car crash Christmas day," Kinsie told them.
"Kinsie," Angelina said.
"Do you need us to do anything?" Alicia asked.
"No, everything is already taken care of, except where I will stay once school is over and Dumbledore is handling that."
"Kinsie I'm so sorry, if there is anything you need just let us know, ok." Angelina told her.
"Yeah ok, Thanks guys," Kinsie said.
As Kinsie lay in her bed, she was thinking about what George said, that she should tell Cedric she was adopted, he was right she should tell him but she wandered what he would think. Then her mind thought about something else, George saying he wanted to ask her out, she wondered if anyone else knew.
"Angelina," Kinsie whispered, "You awake?"
"Yeah, I can't seem to sleep tonight."
"Me either," Kinsie told her. "I need to ask you a question."
"Ok what is it?"
"Did you know George wanted to ask me out?"
"Yes Kinsie I knew he did, we all knew, but he knew you were to infatuated with Oliver."
"Infatuated, huh?"
"Yes infatuated with Oliver, you were never in love with him."
"You're right I wasn't," Kinsie agreed.
"He would have asked this year but Katie was so determined to get you and Cedric together."
"Yeah she was and I love Cedric and he loves me."
"I know that," Angelina told her."
"I wish I had known about George though," Kinsie sighed.
"What would you have done?"
"I don't know," Kinsie admitted.
"What if he asked you out?"
"Um…I'm not playing the what if game," Kinsie told her. "Good night Angelina."
"Good night."
"What if?" Kinsie thought. "Things would be very different if I was George, would I have said yes if he asked me," she thought…"Definitely," Kinsie thought as she drifted off to sleep.
When Kinsie woke up the next morning she went to the common room, Harry was there with his friends Hermoine and Ron.
"Good morning Harry," Kinsie said when she saw them. "Morning Ron, Hermoine."
"Good morning," Harry said. "How are you feeling?"
"I'm doing ok, doing better than I was."
"That's good," Harry said.
"Oh Kinsie, George is waiting for you," Hermoine interrupted.
"Oh, thanks, I'll see you three later." Kinsie said. "Stay out of trouble Harry," she warned him.
"You don't have to look after me now, you know."
"Yes I know you can take care of yourself Harry." Kinsie told him and walked off and over to where George was standing.
"So you are looking for me," Kinsie asked him.
"Yes," he said. "Walk to breakfast together?"
"Ok," she agreed and they left together.
"So did you tell him last night?" George asked.
"Who?"
"Diggory, did you tell him about your parents?"
"No, I didn't get a chance," she told him. "But I will, I'll tell him."
"You're ok with what I told you last night, right?"
"Oh about that, its fine really George." She told him. "Just think how different things would be though."
"Very different," he agreed.
Kinsie didn't get to talk to Cedric that day until after lunch, she managed to catch him leaving the Great Hall.
"Cedric," she called out.
"Kinsie, is something wrong?" he asked.
"Well no but there is something I need to tell you," she told him. "We need to talk about something that Dumbledore told me about my parents."
"Ok," he told her. "Is now good for you?"
"Yes, let's take a walk," she suggested and he nodded and they walked beside each other in silence for a few minutes.
"Ok, Dumbledore told me this when I came back from my parents funeral and I haven't told you yet, I didn't know what you would think."
"Ok, so tell me," Cedric said worried.
"My parents are not my biological parents, Dumbledore said they adopted me. I should have put it together but I didn't."
"So do you know who your biological parents are?"
"My mom's name is Isabella and Dumbledore said I look like her."
"She must have been beautiful," Cedric added.
"Why does everyone say that," she said softly.
"What do you mean?"
"You, Harry, George. Everyone that knows says that."
"Am I the last one to know this?" Cedric asked a little upset.
"No, not really," she told him.
"What did you think I would do?" he asked.
"I don't know, I didn't know how you would take it," she admitted.
"Did you think I would break up with you or something?" he asked. "I thought you knew mw better than that and it insults me to think you would think something like that about me." He told her upset and a little hurt at the same time. "I love you no matter what, you have to know that," Cedric told her.
"Cedric I'm sorry, I didn't mean to hurt your feelings or anything. I just didn't know." she apologized.
"Look I'll just talk to you later ok, I need to go," he said and walked away.
When Cedric walked in his room his friend Dustin was there.
"Hey where have you been?" Dustin asked.
"Talking to Kinsie."
"How's that going?"
"Fine," Cedric replied.
"I don't like the sound of that fine, what happened?"
"Remember I told you about her parents?"
"Yeah, the car crash."
"Yes well apparently Dumbledore told her she was adopted when she returned from the funeral and I'm the last one to know, shouldn't I have been the first."
"Well probably yeah you should have been, she was probably afraid of your reaction."
"What is up with that?" Cedric asked. "Its not like I wouldn't accept it."
"Look at it from her point of view, just think about it a minute." Dustin suggested.
"Maybe I see your point but still she should have told me fist Harry knew before me."
"Just don't think about that, she told you didn't she?"
"Yeah," Cedric said.
"Ok then, do you think there is something else?"
"No, I think that's it."
"Ok then."
When Kinsie walked into the common room George was standing by the fireplace. She walked over to him.
"I took your advice and I told him."
"And?" George asked.
"He's upset, I think I hurt his feelings because I didn't tell him first." Kinsie said.
"Probably so," George agreed.
"Thanks," she said. "I'll see you later." Kinsie said and went to sit on the couch. Soon someone sat down beside her. She looked over.
"Oliver," Kinsie said smiling. "How was your Christmas?"
"Wonderful," he replied. "I heard about your parents Kinsie, I'm so sorry and if you need anything at all just ask."
"I'm fine ok, I'll be fine." She told him. "So you going out with Corby?"
"Yes, I talked to her today and we are going to have something like a date this weekend, I mean as close as you can get to a date without leaving Hogwarts."
"Good luck Oliver," Kinsie told him.
"Thanks," he replied. "So you and Diggory?"
"We're fine Oliver." She replied.
"Ok. I'll talk to you later, I need to talk to Harry about Quidditch, see if he has a broom yet."
"Oliver you have just gotten back here and you are already thinking about Quidditch."
"Yes now I'm going to talk to him," Oliver said.
"Well I'm going to," she said and followed him over.
"Hey Harry," Oliver said "Ron," Oliver said.
"Oliver," Harry replied.
"How was your Christmas?" Oliver asked him.
"It was good, yours?"
"Great," Oliver said. "Hey Harry" Oliver said "Harry I've been thinking" he said "What if the Dementors come to the next match, we can't afford for you to…Well Harry We…"
"I'm working on that Professor Lupin said he would teach me how to ward off Dementors"
"Good I didn't want to loose you as a seeker" Oliver said
"Sure you didn't" Kinsie said crossing her arms.
"Harry have you ordered a new broom yet?" Oliver asked
"No" he answered
"What! You better get a move on, you know—you can't ride the Shooting Star against Ravenclaw"
"Harry got a Firebolt for Christmas" said Ron
"A real Firebolt?" Oliver asked getting excited
"No Oliver a fake one," Kinsie said sarcastically rolling her eyes.
"Don't get excited Oliver, it was confiscated to look for Jinxes" Harry told Oliver
"How could it be jinxed?" Oliver asked
"Sirius Black, everyone thinks he's after me" Harry said and looked over at Kinsie who tucked her hair behind her ears and looked away.
"How could he just walk into Quality Quidditch Supplies and buy broom. I'll talk to McGonagall, she wants to win as much as we do, I'll talk to her and get your broom back"
"Oliver she's not going to give it to you" Kinsie said
"Why not?" Asked Oliver
"She unlike you, cares more about Harry's safety than winning the Quidditch cup" Kinsie said impatiently
"What's that supposed to mean?" Oliver asked hurt
"Just that when it comes to Quidditch everything else is second. This time its Harry's safety, what will it be next time" she said "People should come before quidditch"
"I guess you agree about the broom being jinxed?" Oliver asked
"I don't think it is jinxed, but I have been wrong before and its very possible Oliver and its better to get it checked that having him play on a potentially dangerous broom" she stressed "Plus you know the broom will work fine even after its stripped" she pointed out
"Of course but still"
"But still nothing, let it go. There is nothing you can do about it"
"She's right Oliver, I'm not going to get it back until McGonagall OK's it" Harry said
"Still I'll talk to her and see how its coming" Oliver said stubbornly
"Don't be stubborn Oliver, She isn't going to give Harry the broom back until she's ready and she'll only get angry if you bother her" Kinsie said "Just drop it." She said and Oliver walked away.
"Harry can we talk?" Kinsie asked and he nodded and followed her out the portrait hole.
"Its true Sirius Black sent you a Firebolt?"
"We're not positive it's from him." Harry pointed out.
"Look Harry we have to be careful, if people think Sirius Black is after you he could be and anything that is unexplainable or odd needs to be checked out for your safety."
"I know," Harry said.
"Look I know that you don't want your broom stripped down but it will still work perfectly when you get it back. They are just looking out for you Harry and at least now you'll know the broom is safe and you'll be ok riding it" Kinsie said "And I think you should be lucky you have People that care enough to look after you even when you don't look out for yourself" Kinsie added
"I know you're right" Harry sighed
"I'm sure the broom is fine" she assured Harry