Hogsmead
It was a hogsmead weekend just before christmas. I had been pondering what to get Pansy. She was my long-time friend and we had also just broken up. It had been awkward the last few days.
I had decided to go with friends. I was sure Pansy was going with Daphne as she was rarely without her presence the last few days. It was nice to hang out with just Vin and Greg. I realised I had been missing them a lot.
"I was hanging out with Hermoine yesterday," Greg said. I look at Greg confused. Why on earth would he hang out with Granger. "I hope you don't mind I invited her to hang out with us if she'd got into a fight with Ron. I don't like seeing her upset all the time. Plus, we've been researching cases a lot together. She really needs to do something else than prepare for Hagrid's case and keep up with all her classes. I think she's taken on a little more than she can carry."
I look at him incredulously. "I told you not too. As I told her. Buckbeak is getting beheaded, no matter how good of a case Hagrid makes."
Greg gives me hurt look. "If we don't even try it will surely die." Vince pats Greg's back.
"At least you got to take care of something else than flubberworms during class for the first time again," Vince says trying to cheer Greg up.
Greg smiles lightly. "I guess it's something. I just wish I could do more."
"We could still free Buckbeak," I quip.
Greg roles his eyes. "Hagrid will get in trouble."
"He'll be fine," I say with a wave of my hand. "Anyway, how's it going with you and Ginny, Vince?"
Vin gives me an annoyed look. "You know, just friend," he grumbles. "She knows though because some prat apparently keeps telling her I'd love it if she would join."
I feel surprised. Had I?
"I was fine with being just friends, but thanks for ruining that," Vin mutters. "Now it just grows awkward when we hang out."
"I'm sorry," I say fully meaning it.
"The worst is.." Vin continues. "She won't let me be there for her. She used to tell me when she had nightmares or when the memories got back because of those horrid dementors, now she just wants to be alone and tells me she's fine."
I feel horrid.
"Let's just take a walk," Greg says.
I want to say something to make it up to them. "I missed you guys. It's good to hang out," I say.
Vin looks moody. "You kind of ditched us for Pansy."
We walked in silence. Then we suddenly got pelted with snowballs from out of nowhere. I frowned. Then I realised we had walked towards the shrieking shack and I felt a chill down my spine. Vin though pelted a snowball in the direction and for a few seconds Potter's head appeared. I felt furious. Did Potter not understand that he was endangering his own life and his friends by leaving the castle?
I went straight to professor Snape to tell on him, but somehow Potter had arrived back at Hogwarts before me. I vowed to find out how he'd done that. At least I was comforted by Severus support of me.