Chapter 3: The Past - Meeting Mabelee
Mabel stared at the envelope. She was so surprised, a letter from her Mom? She wasn't expecting that. She stuck the envelope into her rouser's pocket and ran downstairs to wait for Belinda. She sat down and took out the envelope again and stared at it in silence. Finally the silence was broken by Belinda, who fell out of the fireplace.
"Happy Birthday girl! Boy, I absolutely HATE Floo Powder!" said Belinda while she dusted herself off.
Mabel laughed, "Thanks for the gift, I loved it."
Belinda grinned and noticed the envelope in Mabel's hand, "Whatcha got there? A wad of money?"
"No stupid, it's a letter from my Mom, I guess she wrote it before she died."
Belinda stared in suprise,"Have you read it yet?"
"No, I was waiting for you to come. We'll read it together."
Belinda quickly sat next to Mabel, "Ok open it."
Mabel slowly tore the envelope open and out fell a photo. It was a "moving" picture of a teenage girl. She had raven-black hair and grey, mysterious eyes. There was also someone else in the picture...
"Is that your Dad?!" said Belinda, looking closely at the picture.
And it was Mabel's Dad, it was Harry when he was a teenager. Belinda burst out laughing.
"Woah! Your Dad looks SO puny!"
Mabel glared at Belinda which made her shut up. Mabel put the photo aside and picked up the letter.
"Ready?" asked Mabel.
"Ready!" answered Belinda excited. Mabel unfolded the letter and began to read aloud...
"Dear Mabel, how are you my sweet daughter? How is your father? Happy birthday Mabel. Aren't you excited that you're going to start wizarding school soon? Well this is what this letter is mostly about, when I went to Hogwarts. I was in my 5th year when my boyfriend, Cedric, died. Your father was in his 4th year. Next year, I was supposed to begin my 6th year, but I didn't go back to Hogwarts for that year. My heart was filled with too much grief, so I studied my schoolwork at home. By now your father was in his 5th year.
I went back to Hogwarts for my 7th year, but halfway through it, my father died. And I was sent home again. I was then notified that I would have to repeat my 7th year over again since I missed so much school. Finally I went back to Hogwarts to repeat my 7th year. SO much had changed. Your father had a new best friend, a funny and sweet girl who was in Gryffindor and also in her 7th year. Ever wonder how you got you name? Her name was Mabelee.
Mabelee and your father were like brother and sister. She was a tomboy and was always challenging your father to SOMETHING. Everyone in school knew them as "best friends". It all started out when I met Mabelee..."
**We go back to the past to when Cho, Harry, & Mabelee were in their 7th year**
Cho was running down the corridor, she had lost her way to the Great Hall.
"Dammit, where am I?!" she thought. She heard a voice behind her.
"Hiya! Aren't you suppose to be in the Great Hall right now?" said a girl with a broad grin on her face.
Cho looked confused, "Who are you?"
"Oh, I'm Mabelee. But call me Mabel like everyone else does!"
"I'm Cho." said Cho timidly.
"Well hi Cho. Nice to meet you. Im going off to the Great Hall too, so let's just go together!" and with that Mabel and Cho began walking.
Cho noticed that Mabel was wearing baggy pants, a loose shirt, and her hair pulled back into a ponytail. She didn't look like other girls. Mabel had ear piercings, but she had no earrings in them and she didn't have a touch of make-up on.
"Your a 7th year too?" asked Mabel, breaking the silence.
"Yes, I have to repeat it." answered Cho.
"Do you play Quidditch?"
"I use to, but not anymore."
"Oh that sucks. I play on the Gryffindor team! As the keeper! I wanted to play as Seeker but that place was already taken by Toothpick!"
Cho giggled, "By WHO?"
But they had reached the Great Hall and Mabel didn't answer her question.
"Well see ya!" yelled Mabel and she walked off mumbling somthing about Toothpick not saving her a seat. Cho went and ate with her fellow Ravenclaws. After eating she got to leave with the other students.
"Cho! Cho!" someone yelled behind her.
Mabel came running up to Cho and she grinned, "Cho, Toothpick says he knows you."
Cho turned and saw "Toothpick" grinning at her.
"Hello Cho", said Harry.
Mabel stared at the envelope. She was so surprised, a letter from her Mom? She wasn't expecting that. She stuck the envelope into her rouser's pocket and ran downstairs to wait for Belinda. She sat down and took out the envelope again and stared at it in silence. Finally the silence was broken by Belinda, who fell out of the fireplace.
"Happy Birthday girl! Boy, I absolutely HATE Floo Powder!" said Belinda while she dusted herself off.
Mabel laughed, "Thanks for the gift, I loved it."
Belinda grinned and noticed the envelope in Mabel's hand, "Whatcha got there? A wad of money?"
"No stupid, it's a letter from my Mom, I guess she wrote it before she died."
Belinda stared in suprise,"Have you read it yet?"
"No, I was waiting for you to come. We'll read it together."
Belinda quickly sat next to Mabel, "Ok open it."
Mabel slowly tore the envelope open and out fell a photo. It was a "moving" picture of a teenage girl. She had raven-black hair and grey, mysterious eyes. There was also someone else in the picture...
"Is that your Dad?!" said Belinda, looking closely at the picture.
And it was Mabel's Dad, it was Harry when he was a teenager. Belinda burst out laughing.
"Woah! Your Dad looks SO puny!"
Mabel glared at Belinda which made her shut up. Mabel put the photo aside and picked up the letter.
"Ready?" asked Mabel.
"Ready!" answered Belinda excited. Mabel unfolded the letter and began to read aloud...
"Dear Mabel, how are you my sweet daughter? How is your father? Happy birthday Mabel. Aren't you excited that you're going to start wizarding school soon? Well this is what this letter is mostly about, when I went to Hogwarts. I was in my 5th year when my boyfriend, Cedric, died. Your father was in his 4th year. Next year, I was supposed to begin my 6th year, but I didn't go back to Hogwarts for that year. My heart was filled with too much grief, so I studied my schoolwork at home. By now your father was in his 5th year.
I went back to Hogwarts for my 7th year, but halfway through it, my father died. And I was sent home again. I was then notified that I would have to repeat my 7th year over again since I missed so much school. Finally I went back to Hogwarts to repeat my 7th year. SO much had changed. Your father had a new best friend, a funny and sweet girl who was in Gryffindor and also in her 7th year. Ever wonder how you got you name? Her name was Mabelee.
Mabelee and your father were like brother and sister. She was a tomboy and was always challenging your father to SOMETHING. Everyone in school knew them as "best friends". It all started out when I met Mabelee..."
**We go back to the past to when Cho, Harry, & Mabelee were in their 7th year**
Cho was running down the corridor, she had lost her way to the Great Hall.
"Dammit, where am I?!" she thought. She heard a voice behind her.
"Hiya! Aren't you suppose to be in the Great Hall right now?" said a girl with a broad grin on her face.
Cho looked confused, "Who are you?"
"Oh, I'm Mabelee. But call me Mabel like everyone else does!"
"I'm Cho." said Cho timidly.
"Well hi Cho. Nice to meet you. Im going off to the Great Hall too, so let's just go together!" and with that Mabel and Cho began walking.
Cho noticed that Mabel was wearing baggy pants, a loose shirt, and her hair pulled back into a ponytail. She didn't look like other girls. Mabel had ear piercings, but she had no earrings in them and she didn't have a touch of make-up on.
"Your a 7th year too?" asked Mabel, breaking the silence.
"Yes, I have to repeat it." answered Cho.
"Do you play Quidditch?"
"I use to, but not anymore."
"Oh that sucks. I play on the Gryffindor team! As the keeper! I wanted to play as Seeker but that place was already taken by Toothpick!"
Cho giggled, "By WHO?"
But they had reached the Great Hall and Mabel didn't answer her question.
"Well see ya!" yelled Mabel and she walked off mumbling somthing about Toothpick not saving her a seat. Cho went and ate with her fellow Ravenclaws. After eating she got to leave with the other students.
"Cho! Cho!" someone yelled behind her.
Mabel came running up to Cho and she grinned, "Cho, Toothpick says he knows you."
Cho turned and saw "Toothpick" grinning at her.
"Hello Cho", said Harry.
