Ch.7 – Return to Hogwarts p
"Bailee!" Ginny Weasley cried running towards her daughter. p
"I caught the snitch!" Trent shouted in the background. p
"Oh dear, take her inside." Grandma Weasley stated. p
Bailee lay on the wet grass moaning in pain, her arm was clearly broken and there was a slight gash on her forehead. p
Hagrid knelt down and carried Bailee inside the house. Her mother, grandmother and aunt hovered over her in a panic. p
"Dear, it's just a slight break." Harry told his wife. p
"Mom, get a splint while I call the doctor." Ginny told Grandma Weasley. p
"She will be alright." Hermonie stated brushing back her mousey brown hair. p
Ginny was busy running around trying to find a doctor available on Christmas Eve. When the rest of the family caught wind of what happened, they hovered around Bailee like a broken China doll. There had never been so many red heads at one time. P
"That was a brutal game!" Luke exclaimed while Rooney sheepishly hid behind Percy and Charlie Weasley. p
Harry turned and spotted Rooney through all the red heads. He marched over to Rooney and glared down at Rooney, the way his Uncle Vernon use to glare at him. p
"Hey man it's just a game." Rooney said quietly. p
"It's true Dad." Trent piped up placing his hand on Harry's shoulder. p
"Alright! Show's over! Everyone out!" Grandma Weasley declared. p
Slowly the group shuffled out of the den and spread throughout the house. Grandma Weasley wrapped the splint on Bailee's arm and wiped the blood off her forehead. p
Bailee didn't awake until the next evening and by then half the clan had gone home, along with Hagrid (who returned to Hogwarts), The Grangers, and The Changs. p
Bailee was in her bed with an ice compressor on her forehead and a cast on her left arm. She remembered vividly what had happened and became really upset. p
She clutched her arm and disapparated to the den. From there she could hear her parents talking in the dining room. Slowly, she entered the dining room. p
"Bailee! You should be in bed!" Ginny told her daughter. p
Bailee stared at her family wearily as they gathered around the table having Christmas dinner. p
"Your mother is right, go back upstairs. I'll bring you some food." Harry said. p
Bailee sighed and went to her room. Harry joined her shortly after, with a meat pie and some potatoes. He waited until she was settled before he spoke. p
"Hagrid told me that your boyfriend is Alec Malfoy." Harry stated pulling a chair to her bedside. p
"So what?" Bailee replied. p
Harry brushed back his black hair so Bailee could clearly see his lightning bolt scar. He looked down at his seventeen year old daughter and could see their resemblance. Much like him, she had an adventurous spirit and wasn't too keen on rules. p
"Just be careful and know that most people aren't going to approve." Harry responded. p
"Do you?" p
"Do I what?" p
"Approve?" p
"Of course, sweetheart, but I don't know about Alec's father." p
Bailee nodded, naturally Draco Malfoy wasn't going to approve. Bailee was a Gryffindor and not to mention the daughter of his arch enemy, the famous Harry Potter. p
"Well goodnight Daughter. Happy Christmas." Harry leaned forward and kissed Bailee's cheek. p
"Happy Christmas." p
The holidays ended as quickly as they started and soon school was back in session. Bailee was not looking forward to the new term. p
She heaved a sigh as she entered the castle for the first time in two weeks. Slowly she made her way up the stairs towards her dormitory. p
"Ericthonius." She told Sir Ivan. p
The portrait opened and Bailee entered the common room. She kicked off her shoes and laid down on the sofa. She was so warn out she feel asleep. p
Alec was exhausted as he entered the dorm. He had spent the afternoon helping Headmaster Dumbledore with graduation plans. He set down his parchment and noticed Bailee sleeping on the couch. p
He leaned over her and noticed the cast on her arm. br
"Oh my…"
Then he noticed the bandages on her forehead. He bit his lip worriedly and sat on the arm chair, waiting until she woke up. p
Bailee awoke hours later in an awful lot of pain. She winced as she sat up, clutching her arm. She saw Alec fast asleep in the arm chair, his messy blonde hair hung over his eyes. She turned and looked at the grandfather clock realizing that it was near midnight. She sighed and walked over to Alec, patting him gently. p
"No I haven't booked the talent yet…" He mumbled and then opened his eyes.
"Bailes?" p
Bailee smiled, "hi…" p
Alec jumped up and carefully hugged her. "I missed you!" p
"Oh I missed you too." Bailee replied kissing his cheek. Then she moved to his lips. Alec snaked his arms around her waist and pulled her down to the chair along with him. He brushed back her hair and slowly kissed her lips. Bailee ran her hand through his hair while Alec had placed his hands firmly around her waist. Bailee had her broke arm resting carefully on the arm rest. p
Finally they broke apart, panting breathlessly. p
"I love kissing you." Alec declared. p
Bailee giggled hugging his neck with her good arm, "I love being kissed." p
Alec grinned broadly and held her in his arms, burying his face in her neck. He breathed in deeply, she smelled of sweet country apples. p
"Bailee?" Alec questioned, his voice muffled. p
"Hmm?" p
"I love you." p
Bailee froze, and then slowly turned her head. Alec leaned back and watched her. She looked into his crystal like eyes, and saw her reflection. p
"I love you Alec." She whispered pressing her forehead against his. p
Alec kissed her neck, sending tingles down her spine. p
"How was your vacation?" Bailee wanted to know. She laid her head back on his shoulder. p
"Boring…I spent the entire time helping Dumbledore and the other half of the time I was reading 'How to win like the Ballycastle Bats Quidditch team'." Alec told her. p
Bailee used her wand and magically floated a blanket towards them, covering them both. p
"What about you? How'd you break your arm?" p
"Quidditch accident…" Bailee trailed off. p
Alec narrowed his eyebrows and stared down at her cast, "you play Quidditch?" p
"Of course, who in my family doesn't play?" Bailee responded brushing back a loose strand of hair. p
"So what happened?" p
"Got knocked through the goal hoop by a quaffle." She answered as if it were no big deal. P
But to Alec it was a big deal, he sighed laying his head against the head rest.
"And who hit that quaffle?" p
"Rooney." p
"What?!" Alec exclaimed startling Bailee. p
She stood up and could see the anger growing in Alec's face. p
"Really, it's no big deal, just a game Alec." Bailee replied calmly. p
"But he hurt you on purpose!" Alec shouted. p
"No really. I wasn't paying attention; you should know it's important for a keeper too stay alert. But we won, so that was good." p
Alec was still furious, he thought Crabb and Goyle had taught Rooney a lesson but apparently he was wrong. p
"I will kill him!" p
"Alec! Calm down!" Bailee snapped taking Alec back by surprise. p
"If he was seriously putting my life in danger, you would be the first to know, believe me." p
Alec drew in a deep breath, beginning to calm himself down. He ran a hand through his blonde hair. p
Bailee sat down and looked up at him, "Quidditch is brutal you know." p
Alec raised his eyebrows and smirked. "I know." p
"Bailee!" Ginny Weasley cried running towards her daughter. p
"I caught the snitch!" Trent shouted in the background. p
"Oh dear, take her inside." Grandma Weasley stated. p
Bailee lay on the wet grass moaning in pain, her arm was clearly broken and there was a slight gash on her forehead. p
Hagrid knelt down and carried Bailee inside the house. Her mother, grandmother and aunt hovered over her in a panic. p
"Dear, it's just a slight break." Harry told his wife. p
"Mom, get a splint while I call the doctor." Ginny told Grandma Weasley. p
"She will be alright." Hermonie stated brushing back her mousey brown hair. p
Ginny was busy running around trying to find a doctor available on Christmas Eve. When the rest of the family caught wind of what happened, they hovered around Bailee like a broken China doll. There had never been so many red heads at one time. P
"That was a brutal game!" Luke exclaimed while Rooney sheepishly hid behind Percy and Charlie Weasley. p
Harry turned and spotted Rooney through all the red heads. He marched over to Rooney and glared down at Rooney, the way his Uncle Vernon use to glare at him. p
"Hey man it's just a game." Rooney said quietly. p
"It's true Dad." Trent piped up placing his hand on Harry's shoulder. p
"Alright! Show's over! Everyone out!" Grandma Weasley declared. p
Slowly the group shuffled out of the den and spread throughout the house. Grandma Weasley wrapped the splint on Bailee's arm and wiped the blood off her forehead. p
Bailee didn't awake until the next evening and by then half the clan had gone home, along with Hagrid (who returned to Hogwarts), The Grangers, and The Changs. p
Bailee was in her bed with an ice compressor on her forehead and a cast on her left arm. She remembered vividly what had happened and became really upset. p
She clutched her arm and disapparated to the den. From there she could hear her parents talking in the dining room. Slowly, she entered the dining room. p
"Bailee! You should be in bed!" Ginny told her daughter. p
Bailee stared at her family wearily as they gathered around the table having Christmas dinner. p
"Your mother is right, go back upstairs. I'll bring you some food." Harry said. p
Bailee sighed and went to her room. Harry joined her shortly after, with a meat pie and some potatoes. He waited until she was settled before he spoke. p
"Hagrid told me that your boyfriend is Alec Malfoy." Harry stated pulling a chair to her bedside. p
"So what?" Bailee replied. p
Harry brushed back his black hair so Bailee could clearly see his lightning bolt scar. He looked down at his seventeen year old daughter and could see their resemblance. Much like him, she had an adventurous spirit and wasn't too keen on rules. p
"Just be careful and know that most people aren't going to approve." Harry responded. p
"Do you?" p
"Do I what?" p
"Approve?" p
"Of course, sweetheart, but I don't know about Alec's father." p
Bailee nodded, naturally Draco Malfoy wasn't going to approve. Bailee was a Gryffindor and not to mention the daughter of his arch enemy, the famous Harry Potter. p
"Well goodnight Daughter. Happy Christmas." Harry leaned forward and kissed Bailee's cheek. p
"Happy Christmas." p
The holidays ended as quickly as they started and soon school was back in session. Bailee was not looking forward to the new term. p
She heaved a sigh as she entered the castle for the first time in two weeks. Slowly she made her way up the stairs towards her dormitory. p
"Ericthonius." She told Sir Ivan. p
The portrait opened and Bailee entered the common room. She kicked off her shoes and laid down on the sofa. She was so warn out she feel asleep. p
Alec was exhausted as he entered the dorm. He had spent the afternoon helping Headmaster Dumbledore with graduation plans. He set down his parchment and noticed Bailee sleeping on the couch. p
He leaned over her and noticed the cast on her arm. br
"Oh my…"
Then he noticed the bandages on her forehead. He bit his lip worriedly and sat on the arm chair, waiting until she woke up. p
Bailee awoke hours later in an awful lot of pain. She winced as she sat up, clutching her arm. She saw Alec fast asleep in the arm chair, his messy blonde hair hung over his eyes. She turned and looked at the grandfather clock realizing that it was near midnight. She sighed and walked over to Alec, patting him gently. p
"No I haven't booked the talent yet…" He mumbled and then opened his eyes.
"Bailes?" p
Bailee smiled, "hi…" p
Alec jumped up and carefully hugged her. "I missed you!" p
"Oh I missed you too." Bailee replied kissing his cheek. Then she moved to his lips. Alec snaked his arms around her waist and pulled her down to the chair along with him. He brushed back her hair and slowly kissed her lips. Bailee ran her hand through his hair while Alec had placed his hands firmly around her waist. Bailee had her broke arm resting carefully on the arm rest. p
Finally they broke apart, panting breathlessly. p
"I love kissing you." Alec declared. p
Bailee giggled hugging his neck with her good arm, "I love being kissed." p
Alec grinned broadly and held her in his arms, burying his face in her neck. He breathed in deeply, she smelled of sweet country apples. p
"Bailee?" Alec questioned, his voice muffled. p
"Hmm?" p
"I love you." p
Bailee froze, and then slowly turned her head. Alec leaned back and watched her. She looked into his crystal like eyes, and saw her reflection. p
"I love you Alec." She whispered pressing her forehead against his. p
Alec kissed her neck, sending tingles down her spine. p
"How was your vacation?" Bailee wanted to know. She laid her head back on his shoulder. p
"Boring…I spent the entire time helping Dumbledore and the other half of the time I was reading 'How to win like the Ballycastle Bats Quidditch team'." Alec told her. p
Bailee used her wand and magically floated a blanket towards them, covering them both. p
"What about you? How'd you break your arm?" p
"Quidditch accident…" Bailee trailed off. p
Alec narrowed his eyebrows and stared down at her cast, "you play Quidditch?" p
"Of course, who in my family doesn't play?" Bailee responded brushing back a loose strand of hair. p
"So what happened?" p
"Got knocked through the goal hoop by a quaffle." She answered as if it were no big deal. P
But to Alec it was a big deal, he sighed laying his head against the head rest.
"And who hit that quaffle?" p
"Rooney." p
"What?!" Alec exclaimed startling Bailee. p
She stood up and could see the anger growing in Alec's face. p
"Really, it's no big deal, just a game Alec." Bailee replied calmly. p
"But he hurt you on purpose!" Alec shouted. p
"No really. I wasn't paying attention; you should know it's important for a keeper too stay alert. But we won, so that was good." p
Alec was still furious, he thought Crabb and Goyle had taught Rooney a lesson but apparently he was wrong. p
"I will kill him!" p
"Alec! Calm down!" Bailee snapped taking Alec back by surprise. p
"If he was seriously putting my life in danger, you would be the first to know, believe me." p
Alec drew in a deep breath, beginning to calm himself down. He ran a hand through his blonde hair. p
Bailee sat down and looked up at him, "Quidditch is brutal you know." p
Alec raised his eyebrows and smirked. "I know." p