A 6th Year Traitor-Sequel to A 7th Year Christmas

A/N: This can actually be used as a stand alone, but it makes more sense if you've read A 7th Year Christmas. And yes, I know that's not finished yet, but I don't really care.

Chapter 1 The End of Ginny and Seamus


It was a relatively normal spring at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, at least, as normal as it ever got at the strange school. It had been ages since any of the 7th years had had any peculiar dreams, so they had been long forgotten. Most of the people in Gryffindor Tower were talking noisily about the three major upcoming events at the school: the talent show, the Quidditch Finals, and the dance. The other few people were doing homework, or practicing for the talent show. The only thing out of the ordinary was the fight Seamus and Ginny had once again found themselves in.
"Why are you so stubborn, Ginny?" Seamus demanded.
"I'm stubborn?" Ginny shot back angrily.
"Yes," Seamus said flatly.
"Oh, shut up!" was Ginny's angry reply.
"Why don't you?" he answered. With that, Ginny fled from the tower huffily.
"What was that all about?" Harry Potter asked.
"Oh, she's so darn stubborn! She's mad because I won't do an act with her in the talent show. She says it's only right that I work with her, just because she's my girlfriend. Then I told her I was already doing an act with Dean, and she threw a fit," Seamus said.
"This isn't the first time she's overreacted about little stuff, is it?" Harry asked.
"No. She always does it! Sometimes I just wish I would break up with her and save us both some pain."
"Why don't you?" Harry asked.
"Huh?"
"Why don't you break up with her?"
"You know Ron would have a cow, and besides, I'm not sure if I can."
"Oh, come off it. It's not what Ron thinks that matters, it's what you think."
"You remember what happened at Christmas, don't you?"
"Of course I remember."
"Do you remember how Ron acted?"
"Well, yeah. You could always explain your situation to him."
"All right, I'll try."
Meanwhile, up in the girls dorm, a similar conversation was taking place between Ginny and her friend Emily Child.
"I hate it when he does that!" Ginny exclaimed.
"Do you?" Emily said. Ginny found Emily to be rather mysterious, yet still trustworthy.
"Of course!"
"Colin used to........." Emily said, her voice trailing off. Ginny thought it was rather strange that Emily never spoke of her previous relationship with Colin Creevey, but didn't think so much of it.
"What would you do?"
"Huh?"
"What would you do if you were in my position?" Emily didn't even take a moment to think.
"Break up with him!" she said.
"I dunno, Em." Emily frowned at her friend's reluctance. Emily was one of the few people who still pondered on the dreams that Seamus, Harry, and Hermione had had that past Christmas. If only she could tell Ginny how her split from Seamus would drastically change what they'd seen...........
"Gin, we're all better off if you two just split." Emily gasped in horror. What if Ginny suspected something peculiar about her statement? But her friends mind was only on one track at the time, and that was what she should do about her constant bickering with Seamus.
"I suppose you're right. I guess I had better."
"Okay."
Back in the boys dorm, Seamus was explaining his case to Ron.
"You want to break up with Ginny?" Ron asked, frowning.
"Ron, it'll be so much better for us both. All we do is fight, you know that."
"I suppose. But......."
"Ron!" Harry said angrily.
"Fine, fine. I don't care. Do what you must!" Ron didn't look too pleased. Seamus walked in silence down to the Common Room, Harry by his side. Then Harry left Seamus to his own doings; he had his own business to attend to, and his presence would be unwelcome in Seamus and Ginny's conversation. He flopped down into a chair next to Hermione. She smiled at him. He smiled back. Of all the things the past Christmas had brought between the Gryffindors', he was glad to know at least one good thing had come of it. His relationship with Hermione was a close one, and to think......... Harry's thoughts were interrupted abruptly by Jill Mills.
"Harry, can I talk to you a second?" Jill asked.
"Yes, I suppose."
"I can't play in the finals!" Jill said sadly.
"What?"
"My mum says that after what happened last year she doesn't want me to play! I have to resign!"
"Resign?" A frown had spread across Harry's face.
"Yes. I hope you can find a replacement in time. I'm sorry, really I am."
"I'm just sorry that we're losing one of the best Chasers we've ever had. I suppose I should go ahead and inform the rest of the team."
"That would be wise. I'm so sorry."
"That's okay." Harry turned around in exasperation. How was he going to find a replacement for Jill with only three weeks until the big game? He personally didn't want to use his Reserve Chasers, and he knew Seamus, Parvati, and Lavender would agree.
"Kat," Harry called to the first member of the team he could find.
"Yes, Harry?" Katherine Luna replied.
"Practice in half an hour. Tell Caroline."
"Okay," Katherine replied, then added "How come?"
"Jill had to resign. We need to find a replacement."
"Care and I have a perfect replacement."
"Who?" Harry asked, startled by the girl's statement.
"Chris," Katherine replied.
"Who?"
"Don't you know anything? Chris is our big sister, Christine. She's a seventh year."
"Okay. Bring her. She can try out."
"Thank you! I'm sure she'll be thrilled!"
"You're welcome," Harry said. Next Harry came across Lavender Brown and Parvati Patil.
"Guys, practice in half an hour," he said.
"Okay," they replied. After fifteen minutes, Harry reluctantly walked up to the boys dorms to find Seamus, who played Keeper for the team.
"Hey, Harry," Seamus said.
"How'd it go with Gin?" Harry asked.
"Good. She actually was going to break up with me," he said.
"Listen, we're having an emergency practice at six," Harry said.
"What's the emergency?"
"Jill had to resign."
"What? How are we going to find a replacement with so little time left before the big game?"
"Well, the twins say their sister is pretty good at Chaser," Harry said.
"You mean Christine?"
"Yeah, Christine."
"Oh. She is pretty good, actually. I've seen her play."
"I'm glad you think she's good."


~~~


At 6:00 Harry, Seamus, Caroline, Katherine, Lavender, Parvati and Christine walked down to the Quidditch Field.
"Okay, so what's the 411?" Lavender asked.
"Jill had to resign," Harry said.
"What?"
"Why?"
"Her mum doesn't want her playing. After what happened last year, I don't blame her."
"Yikes."
"So, we need a new Chaser."
"Christine here is going to try out," Caroline said proudly.
"Precisely," Harry said.
"Show us what you're made of," Seamus said. Quietly Christine mounted her broom along with the rest of the team. They all pushed off the ground. Christine soared around the court, taking every chance she had to score. An hour later, Harry ended the practice by saying, "Congratulations, Christine, you're the new Chaser." Chris was beaming.

~~~

"How did practice go?" Hermione asked Harry as he returned to the arm-chair next to her.
"Great. Christine's a marvelous player," he said.
"That's good," she said.
"Will you help me with my Potions homework? It's impossible, and Snape'll kill me if I don't finish it. It'll be just another reason for him to give me a detention."
"Oh, all right!" Hermione pulled out her Potions book and began instructing Harry on how the Enlarging Potion worked.