Sorry bout the long wait in updates. I've gotta study for finals, you know :)
The summer flew by quickly. Aero's friends Desarie and Shane got married and now she's two months pregnant already. Harry turned thirteen and Aero sent him some pictures she had found of his parents, looking like they were having a picnic on some hill.
Aero spent more time with Fred, though she spent time with the other Weasleys as well until they went to visit Bill and wrote to Hermione frequently. Oh, and Sirius had broken out of Azkaban….
But things were not alright at home. Narcissa barely spoke a word to her. Draco avoided her like the plague, probably afraid she would punch him again. Lucius was a different story though. They got into arguments frequently, shouting so loud that Aero would go out the next morning to see the peacock had lost a few feathers in fright.
That arguing was what led to Aero wandering around the cold, damp dark streets. She had run out of the house, shouting she'd be back whenever, and slammed the door. She was currently walking, balancing herself on the curb before she got a strange feeling in the pit of her stomach. She shook it off, concluding she was just tired.
She stuck out her wand and waited patiently. Within the next five minutes she was clinging tightly to the bed of the Knight Bus, waiting for other people to get off.
They stopped quickly, her eyes closing on their own accord as she gripped the sheets tighter. She looked out the side window and choked on her hot chocolate. Outside was a pair of glowing eyes staring back at her. Her eyes widened and she leaned towards the window, disbelieving.
She heard the door out the bus close and the eyes seemed to dart away. She looked back and smirked, raising an eyebrow.
"Woss your name?" Stan asked the passenger.
"Neville Longbottom."
Aero snorted into her hot chocolate, smothering a laugh. Neville Longbottom her ass…no pun intended.
She looked up to see the familiar face of Harry Potter. She looked and saw his trunk and sighed.
"Hey, Neville." she called.
Harry spun around and sucked in a breath before sitting down on a bed near her. Stan watched them curiously before he began talking to Harry. She didn't pay much attention to the conversation, but she saw Harry glance at her a few times. When the bus lurched forward suddenly Harry went flying, colliding with a solid object painfully, making Aero wince sympathetically.
Face, meet window.
After awhile they stopped at the Leaky Cauldron, both students getting off. Stan and Ernie figured out who he really was and Aero couldn't help but laugh at their expressions. Harry followed the Minister, who gave Aero a warm smile and an affectionate pat on the head. She DID have him wrapped around her finger…which would come in handy later.
She walked up and got a room before sending a letter to Ebony to get her stuff for her. It arrived about a few minutes later. Thank god she had packed the night before…
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Aero and Harry went school shopping later, after she pried the chomping book from one of his shoes and Tybalt from chewing her wand.
"So, what happened that made you run away?"
"I made my aunt into a human blimp." He stated casually.
Aero's lips twitched and nodded, staring ahead. Kid was a wizard, it was bound to happen.
"Any particular reason?" she asked him.
"She was talking…saying horrible things about my parents."
"Ah, well then, good job." She told him, clasping a hand on his shoulder.
It was a few days later that they ran into Hermione and Ron. They talked, listened to Hermione chew Harry out about his aunt, congratulate Ron on his vacation and then listen to the two bicker.
They went into a shop, going to get Scabbers some tonic, because to be honest the thing was looking rather worse for wear.
Aero was looking at some cat toys for Tybalt when she her Ron shout and she whipped around. Ron was clutching his head and Scabbers was fleeing. A giant…puffy thing with a tail was chasing after him.
Ron and Harry bolted and Aero watched in amusement. The thing turned out to be a cat called Crookshanks. His face looked squished, and it was bow legged.
Hermione and Aero walked out of the shop, the bushy haired girl carrying the fluffy creature. They found the boys and Ron was outraged at his friend's purchase. Harry just stared at the cat and shook his head.
"Aero love, glad you could make it!" a voice sounded from behind her.
Aero spun around and collided with a firm chest and she looked up in to the smiling face of a certain Weasley twin. She smiled and he hugged her to him firmly, giving her a quick kiss.
"Aero, dear!"
Aero was taken from Fred's arms only to be smothered in a warm hug by Mrs. Weasley. Aero smiled and hugged her back, pecking her gently on the cheek before stepping away.
"Hello, Ginny." Aero greeted the small ginger girl.
"Aero, I feel like I haven't seen you in forever." The girl smiled.
"I missed you too, Gin. How was Egypt?"
"Oh good, I loved visiting Bill. Him and Charlie teased Fred a bit bout never introducing them to you. They're real excited. Perhaps they'll see you over the holidays?" Ginny said.
"I'd love to meet the rest of the Weasley clan." Aero laughed.
She looked over and gave a laugh at how the twins were teasing Percy who looked highly offended. Harry was chuckling and Ron just shook his head.
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Later, Aero heard yelling from Percy and Ron's room and saw Harry dashing up the stairs past her. She saw Fred and George heading up and smirked.
She flicked her long black hair over her shoulder and Fred's eyes swerved over to her. He chanced a glance at George who was walking with his back towards them.
Fred dashed over and pulled Aero back up the stairs. He paused at the top, seeing George enter their room. Aero rolled her eyes and tugged his hand towards her room. She quietly closed the door and turned to face Fred.
He grinned and took her hand, his eyes already half lidded. They hadn't had much time to themselves this summer and all that tension was about to be let go.
Yes, I cut it off. But this year they'll be getting a little more confident in their relationship. Big steps this year. Not as big as they're sixth year, but w/e. I'm going to try and focus more on their relationship. They're not perfect. They'll fight. They'll make-up. Perhaps a break-up? But they'll get it back together. :)
