And this chapter brings the story to a close. Thank you for reading


We sat at the dinner table, eating our breakfast. My nose stuck in one of my muggle books, eating the cereal from my bowl.

"Michael, there's a new position in the creatures department" My dad told my brother "I told them I had someone very suit for the job"

"Well I am in need of employment" My brother replied, the rest of the conversation became background noise as I became hypnotised by the words written on the page. I immediately feel out the trance as a dark owl flew in through the open window landing on the table, dropping a pale brown envelope. The room was silent as we all looked at it and one the front was my name. The results had arrived. I grabbed the letter off the table and ripped it open. My eyes carefully reading each word carefully. I looked down the list of results.

Ordinary Wizarding Levels: Amelia Lawrence

Charms-E

Transfiguration-E

Care of Magical creatures-O

Herbology-O

Potions-O

Astronomy-O

History of Magic-E

Divination-E

Defence Against the Dark Arts-O

I scanned them over and over again, pleased with the results. My mind began to wonder how the others were feeling. My brother peered over my shoulder

"Not bad Amy" He nodded "But I was better"

"You were also a nerdy Ravenclaw who never left his room" I stuck my tongue out at him

"Can you please not taunt each other?" My mother asked politely as she kissed my head "We're proud of you"

Before they could say anything else the doorbell rang, mum looking towards the door curiously

"Debbie!" I knew instantly, the girl lived a few minutes away, despite being a pureblood her family liked living in a muggle area. I ran and opened the door the letter still in my hand. Without any words we swapped letters reading each other's results

"Nice!" We said simultaneously when we'd finished reading. Her grades mostly E's with a few O's thrown in, annoyingly as she'd spent less time working. She still hadn't been over to the new house and was amazed at what she saw

"Nice house, you still on for tonight?" She asked stepping into the door slipping her shoes off. I forgot James' bash, I ran into the kitchen to look for my mum who stood drinking a cup of tea

"I can still go to James' right?" I asked poking my head around the door frame with Debbie

"Yes darling, just be home tomorrow evening" She said kindly as she went to sit with the rest of my family who'd resumed their previous conversation. I pulled Debbie up to my room, were the threw herself onto the comfy bed covered in pillows.

"So this is a party, you actually need to dress nice" She told me

"I was going to!" I said, she pulled herself up one eyebrow raised quizzical. I pulled out the outfit I'd planned, a simply top with a red skirt

"No we're not doing that" She shook her head furiously before jumping up and rummaging through the wardrobe. The muttered to herself as I sat down on the bed watching her. Until she stopped looking at the item she'd found she quickly pulled it out, the coat hanger swinging on her finger. A little black dress, she'd made me buy last summer when we went shopping in London, I'd never worn it.

"It's perfect" She exclaimed throwing it at me

"It's just a casual party!" I demanded, she turned to me with a blank face

"No, we're going to look good. I don't care what you say"


James had invited too many people, it felt like the whole school was there as it was so cramped the only way to move was to shove around people. My body was not the best at processing alcohol. I'd told my friends this, but they told me I'd be fine. Debbie had given me some cheap muggle wine she'd got when we were getting ready, poor decision making. The music blared out the speaker located around the house, which many danced to including me. Debbie was once with me but had recently left with Sirius, I did not want to know what was happening there. I found myself with other random drunk people I felt at the time I recognised, but I didn't, they were strangers. A hand grabbed mine as I danced, I turned to see a familiar, far less drunk friend.

"You having fun?" Remus asked into my ear, so I could hear him.

"Of course I am!" I shouted, jumping around like a lunatic. Remus grabbed me by the waist forcing my feet to the floor, attempting to calm me down a bit. I looked up at him, searching his eyes which I could barely focus on. His looking down at me, quickly glancing at the black dress which now was sitting rather high on my thighs from all the dancing. I stood on my tiptoes, attempting to reach his height, my face close to his. Inches apart, until my body gave in to all the alcohol I had consumed.


Remus POV

Her face was closer than it'd ever been, and I thought in that moment something would happen, turns out it wasn't the something I hoped for. Amy quickly dropped off her toes and launched out the room with her hand covering her mouth. I ran after her to the bathroom she'd found nearby quickly shutting the door, her head in the rim of the toilet bowl, before she had the chance I pulled her brown mane behind her head in my hands as she vomited into the toilet. After several minutes her hand reached up, pulling the handle causing the toilet to flush. She finally sat back against the wall, smiling at me as I sat next to her. My armed snaked its way over her shoulders pulling her closer as she shivered.

"You should probably go to sleep" I told her stroking her hair

"Come with me" She begged, pulling on my jumper, still intoxicated from the cheap wine

"Amy, you need to rest" She nodded as her eyelids fluttered. I pulled her into my arms carrying her up the stairs to a spare room, furthest from all the noise. Once I'd settled her into the bed, I quietly closed the door

"It's…..my fault" Debbie spoke slowly "Shouldn't have given her the muggle wine"

"She'll be fine" I reassured the drunk girl, Sirius appeared behind her, Debbie's smeared red lipstick covered his mouth, he also slightly drunk just winked at me.

The morning after most of us woke up at a usual time. Perfectly fine from the night before. Amy however was a state. She came down the stairs in spare clothes she'd brought but her hair looked like a birds nest, her makeup smudged all over her face. She rubbed her eyes as she walked into the kitchen where we all sat.

"Morning dear" James said placing a cup of water in front of her

"What happened?" Amy said her voice rough as she glanced at all of us

"Someone couldn't handle her drink" Sirius replied sipping his coffee.

"You threw up" Peter explained as she looked at Sirius confused, she buried her face in her hands as she slumped into a chair

"Do you remember much?" James teased, he'd been watching me with Amy before she had run away to the bathroom

"Erm….Up until Debbie left me dancing" She said, looking at us all "Did I do something?"

"No, nothing at all!" I said sharply, glaring at James as I tied the bin bag shut. I headed out the house to place the trash into the bin.

"Moony why don't you tell her?" James stood in the doorway

"People don't like to remember drunk mistakes" I replied as I closed the lid of the bin

"It wasn't mistake!" James argued "Look why won't you just come clean about this whole thing, its not that big of a deal"

"But it is!" My voiced barker back at him "I don't deserve her"


Is it mean to leave it there? Yes. But it is not the end my dears.