(dun dun dun da dun daaaaaaaa!!!) Last chapter!!! Exciting, isn't it? Now
we all get to find out whether or not Ron got his freak on with Devian. Oh,
and there will be angst. But buck up mates! It always turns out happy in
the end!
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Fred was down the steps in an instant, pulling Ron up by his shirt
collar, "Alright, I'll give you 5 seconds to explain this!"
Ron looked terrified, "I... it was... well she... and then I... and that was what happened I swear!"
Fred blinked. "Maybe I should have given you more time. Lets approach this a different way. Why were you two on the ground... and..." he looked at Ron more closely, "IS THAT LIPSTICK ON YOUR CHEEK?!"
He turned to Devian, who gazed up at him innocently, "Hey, don't look at me, I'm not even wearing makeup!"
The Hufflepuff girl stepped onto the scene, "That lipstick's mine," she said, blushing a bit.
Fred stared at her, "Who are you?"
"I'm his girlfriend."
There was a long pause. Then Devian, forgetting about the current situation and her tears, spoke up, "See Fred, I told you I had somebody in mind for him! And it's working out perfectly fine!"
"So what the hell happened here?"
Devian looked embarassed, "I umm... fell down the steps."
Fred turned panicky, "What? We have to get you to the hospital wing...on second thought, don't move..."
"No, let me finish. I fell down the steps, and Ron caught me. That's why we were on the floor, and I think you owe your brother an apology."
He laughed, "I guess there's a first time for everything...sorry 'bout that Ron."
"It's okay... but I think we should get her to the hospital wing. Can you walk?" He asked Devian.
She nodded, "I think so."
They helped her up and together walked down the hallway. The others followed, but walked slightly behind them.
Serenity turned to Audra, "So... you and Ron..." she grinned cheesily.
Audra blushed a deeper shad of red than before.
"Don't mind her, she's just coming down off a sugar high," Draco explained.
"I only had about ten to fifteen pieces of candy since I woke, and I really don't think thats too much, do you think it's too much? Of course not, because it's not! I think it's really sweet that you and Ron are together, although I don't know why you guys didn't tell anyone..." Serenity began to stumble over her words, panting a bit.
"Yeah, I think I can tell," Audra said to Draco. __________________________________________________________________ "It's just a scratch!" Ron said indignantly, trying to swat Madam Pomfrey away.
"Yes, well it needs to be healed all the same," she replied, finishing up with him and turning to Devian, who was sitting with Fred on the bed adjacent to Ron.
"I don't see anything seriously wrong with you, but I want you to stay the rest of the night here just to be safe. Now, everyone else go back to bed so she can rest."
She walked away, leaving them alone. Fred hugged Devian, "I'll be back first thing in the morning, okay?"
She nodded and he kissed her on the lips.
"I'm going to walk Audra to her common room now, so goodnight," Ron said, hugging her as well.
"Okay... thanks for breaking my fall," Devian smiled.
Draco and Serenity decided to walk slowly back until they had to separate. Before going Draco gave Serenity a tender kiss, "I love you forever, always remember that."
"I love you, too," Serenity said before walking the rest of the way to the Gryffindor common room. _______________________________________________________________________ "We all live in a yellow submarine, yellow submarine, yellow submarine!" Devian sang repetetively as she sat in bed.
Madam Pomfrey came around the corner, "Miss Green, I know you've had a rather eventfull night, and you're probably nowhere near sleep, but please, for the love of God, could you sing a different song?"
"But I wanna sing this one!" She whined, "Come on, don't you like the Beatles?"
"Yes, but its been very nerve racking to hear the same line of the same song sung over and over again for the past half hour."
She sighed, "Well can I go back to my room, please? I just can't sleep here..."
"Fine! I'll right you a pass... but come right back if you don't feel well, alright?"
Devian nodded and left.
On her way back, she passed a hooded figure walking in the opposite direction, who rudely pushed her out of the way, "Hey, watch it!" She cried rubbing her arm.
"Asshole," she muttered as she continued walking.
"Who's an asshole?" Fred asked, appearing around the corner.
"That guy," Devian turned to point, but the stranger was already gone, "must have been in a hurry. What are you doing up?"
"I couldn't sleep, so I was on my way to visit you."
"Oh, well she let me go, because I couldn't sleep as well... hope I didn't annoy her too much."
Fred smiled proudly, "Well, you learned from the best. Come on, lets try to get some sleep before the night's completely shot."
He turned her around and once again, they headed for the common room. _______________________________________________________________________ "Harry, what are you doing here?"
"I was looking for you. Everyone in the dormitory's heard about your heroic rescue, Fred filled us in."
Ron blushed, "Well, it wasn't that heroic, she just happened to land on top of me is all..."
"Right... and by the way, how come you didn't tell me you had a girlfriend?"
The redhead suddenly looked horror struck, "He's told you lot about that too?"
Harry laughed at his friend's discomfort, "Come on, lets go to the kitchens for a snack, I'm a bit hungry." _____________________________________________________________________ "Fancy meeting you here, Harry Potter."
Harry and Ron stopped in their tracks at the sound of a voice behind them. A glare replaced the smile on Harry's face, "Voldemort," he said quietly.
He whirled around to face the formidable dark lord, order of assholes, first class, and ten time winner of witch weekley's most attempts at killing Harry Potter award. "What are you doing here?"
Voldemort glanced casually at his watch, then back up at Harry, "Well, it's about time I show up, isn't it?"
"Oh right... I haven't had my near death experience for this year yet. Get on with it, then," he replied, withdrawing his wand from his robes.
But before either of them could do anything, Ron jumped forward with his wand, shouting "Rictusempra!"
A jet of silvery light hit the dark lord and he immediately fell to the ground, his body convulsing with a vain attempt at controlling the mad peals of laughter that were now coming from him.
"Oh, good idea Ron, we'll just off Voldemort with a tickling charm," Harry said sarcastically.
"Well I don't think well under pressure. It was the best I could come up with!" Ron whined.
Voldemort appeared to have overcome the evil fit of giggles, for he chose that moment to attack Ron with a disarming spell. He flew backwards, crying out in pain as he hit the wall and fell to the floor with a thud.
"Ron!" Harry cried, turning to run to his best friend.
"I wouldn't move a muscle if I were you. I know all three of the Unforgivable Curses. I've used them many times before, on muggles, and wizards, and I won't hesitate to use them on you."
Harry sighed reluctantly and turned back to his enemy. "What do you want from me? I mean, if it's vengenace you're seeking, you can go home. You've already tortured me enough for one lifetime."
The dark lord laughed maniaclly for awhile, leaving Harry to stand in confusion. "Is that uhhh... tickling charm having some wierd after effect?"
Suddenly, he stopped and glared at Harry. "What I want, young wizard, is for you to join our side. Help us fight."
Harry rolled his eyes, "We've been through this before. Why do you want me? I'm only 15!"
"As much as I hate to admit it, you've got courage and strength. Something the dark side is in desperate need of."
"Ummm... thanks for the compliment, but, no. I will not join forces with the man who killed my parents."
Voldemort nodded, "Very well then, Harry Potter. Prepare yourself yet again, to die a slow, painful death." He raised his wand and pointed it at Harry, "CRUCIO!" He cried, as Ron jumped in the way.
"No!" Harry yelled, fumbling around for his wand as Ron writhed in pain on the ground.
Harry suddenly found himself not alone, as 8 other voices cried out in unison with his own, "EXPELLIARMUS!"
Voldemort flew backward with such immense force, that he crashed through the stone wall behind him.
Fred and George were the first to reach Ron, followed closely by Harry, Devian, Hermione, Serenity, Draco, Nella, and Audra.
"Oh my God! He's not..." Hermione started, tears filling her eyes.
"No, I don't think so," Fred replied somberly, looking up at the others, "he's still breathing. Somebody go get Dumbledore ... quick."
Devian and Nella ran off as the others waited in silence. _____________________________________________________________________ Devian ran as fast as she could, although she had no idea where to search for the headmaster. As she rounded another corner at top speed, she crashed into somebody
"Ms. Green, what are you doing out of bed?" Snape asked, startled by her appearance.
Devian gasped for breath as she tried to speak, "Voldemort... Ron... curse ... need Dumbledore!"
His eyes widened, "Where?" He said quickly.
She pointed down the steps, "Right outside the entrance to the kitchens."
He pulled her up hurriedly, "Go get Madam Pomfrey immediately, I'll find Dumbledore."
She nodded and turned toward the Hospital wing, while Snape flew down the steps. _____________________________________________________________________ "There's nothing more we can do for him here, he'll have to be sent to St. Mungo's ,immediatley," Madam Pomfrey whispered to Dumbledore as they gazed down at an unconsious figure lying on the bed.
He nodded slowly, "I'll go make the arrangements, and owl his parents."
He stepped outside to confront the others, "Well, is he going to be alright?" Harry asked anxiously.
Dumbledore sighed, "We're not sure yet... he'll have to be sent to the hospital."
They all gaped at him, "You... you mean you can't fix this?" Hermione stuttered.
"I don't think any of you realize how serious this situation is," he replied after a moment of silence, "the Cruciatus curse is very painful to undergo... it basically destroys your mind by causing unimaginable pain throughout the body. It might not be too late for Mr. Weasley, however. If you all reacted as quickly as you say you did, it shouldn't have been on him long enough to cause any permanent damage. We'll just have to wait and see." With that he turned and walked away, leaving the others in silence.
"Wait!" Harry exclaimed suddenly.
Dumbledore turned, "Yes?"
"What did you do with Voldemort?"
"Excuse me?"
"Voldemort! You did find him, didn't you?"
Dumbledore paled, "I suppose everyone forgot about him." _____________________________________________________________________ "He's not here!" Snape cried in exasperation as he and the other teachers regrouped after searching the entire castle for the Dark Lord.
"I can't believe we just let him get away!" McGonagall cried exasperatedly.
"We'll have to notify the ministry. He's weakened, he couldn't have gone too far," Dumbledore reasoned.
"Any word on Weasley yet?"
"They say he'll need months to recover, but yes, he'll be fine." ______________________________________________________________________ The end of the year feast was a somber one, although Gryffindor had one the house cup.
"Look, he's going to be okay. He's awake at least, that's a good sign, right?" Devian asked, trying to cheer everyone up.
They all nodded quietly.
The train ride home had about the same atmosphere.
"Well, it's certainly been an interesting year," Draco said, breaking the silence.
"Yeah," Harry agreed, "and who thought you would end up sitting in here with us."
"Why wouldn't he be?" Serenity asked, looking confused.
Harry gave her a quizzical look, "Oh, I guess you wouldn't know. We've been enemies since the first day of school. Draco used to be a mean, spiteful person."
Draco pouted, "No, I was just hurting inside!"
"Admit it, you loved torturing us," Hermione chimed in, laughing.
"They were some of my finer moments. But that's all over now," he stood up suddenly, "everyone say hello to the new and improved Draco Malfoy," he bowed deeply.
Fred snorted, causing Draco to look up, "Whats the matter Weasley, don't believe me?"
"Not really, no. I think you love hurting people too much to change."
He sighed, "Would you believe me if I apologized to you?"
"Apologize for what?"
"For being a complete and total asshole to you and your family the entire time I've known you?"
"Oh... well, ummm... I suppose... that's alright," Fred said uncomfortably.
Everyone laughed.
"So what are you guys going to do now that you've graduated?" Hermione asked Fred, George, Devian, Nella, and Serenity.
"We're moving in together," Fred said, motioning to Devian.
"So are we," George added, looking at Nella.
"And I'm going to live by myself... but Draco will be with me over the summer!" Serenity concluded.
The time flew by quickly as they talked about the past year. Soon, the train pulled into King's Cross station and everyone started to get off, amid sniffles from Hermione and depressed looks from Harry and Draco.
"What's wrong?" Devian asked, alarmed.
"I'm going to miss you next year! Who will I find that'll willfully study with me?" Hermione complained.
"And who will make us laugh by turning random Slytherins into different animals periodically throughout the year?" Harry added.
"And who will we get to beat up Pansy when she get's annoying?" Draco whined.
They all looked at him.
"What? She tends to do that alot..."
They all laughed.
"It's not like you'll never see us again. There's always the holidays, and possibly a wedding or two that will bring us all together," Devian said, grinning.
"Wedding?" Draco asked, raising an eyebrow.
She held up the hand containing an engagement ring, "Last night," she answered, before they could ask the question.
Everyone crowded around to get a better look and congradualte the happy couple.
"It's beautiful!" Serenity exclaimed, "So did you set a date yet?"
"We were thinking over Christmas, that way everyone can come, and I'll have had time to recover after the baby's born."
"We'd better get going, mum's waiting," George said, motioning over to where Mrs. Weasley was standing with Ginny.
"Right, well, we'll definately see you all over the summer," Fred said to the others, then leaned down to kiss Devian, "I'll owl you tonight."
After that the group slowly began to part ways, and eventually, everyone was on their way home, each of them wondering what the upcoming summer would bring, and all of them realizing that the past year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry had been one they would never forget. _______________________________________________________________________ END!!!!! So, was it everything you dreamed it would be? well, there is a review button for you to let us know. Oh, and there will be a sequel. Alot of angst to come ... and the talented Oliver Wood joins our mischievous cast for the second round. I love his role in this... it will be grand. Having trouble coming up with a title tho... anyone have some suggestions?
Ron looked terrified, "I... it was... well she... and then I... and that was what happened I swear!"
Fred blinked. "Maybe I should have given you more time. Lets approach this a different way. Why were you two on the ground... and..." he looked at Ron more closely, "IS THAT LIPSTICK ON YOUR CHEEK?!"
He turned to Devian, who gazed up at him innocently, "Hey, don't look at me, I'm not even wearing makeup!"
The Hufflepuff girl stepped onto the scene, "That lipstick's mine," she said, blushing a bit.
Fred stared at her, "Who are you?"
"I'm his girlfriend."
There was a long pause. Then Devian, forgetting about the current situation and her tears, spoke up, "See Fred, I told you I had somebody in mind for him! And it's working out perfectly fine!"
"So what the hell happened here?"
Devian looked embarassed, "I umm... fell down the steps."
Fred turned panicky, "What? We have to get you to the hospital wing...on second thought, don't move..."
"No, let me finish. I fell down the steps, and Ron caught me. That's why we were on the floor, and I think you owe your brother an apology."
He laughed, "I guess there's a first time for everything...sorry 'bout that Ron."
"It's okay... but I think we should get her to the hospital wing. Can you walk?" He asked Devian.
She nodded, "I think so."
They helped her up and together walked down the hallway. The others followed, but walked slightly behind them.
Serenity turned to Audra, "So... you and Ron..." she grinned cheesily.
Audra blushed a deeper shad of red than before.
"Don't mind her, she's just coming down off a sugar high," Draco explained.
"I only had about ten to fifteen pieces of candy since I woke, and I really don't think thats too much, do you think it's too much? Of course not, because it's not! I think it's really sweet that you and Ron are together, although I don't know why you guys didn't tell anyone..." Serenity began to stumble over her words, panting a bit.
"Yeah, I think I can tell," Audra said to Draco. __________________________________________________________________ "It's just a scratch!" Ron said indignantly, trying to swat Madam Pomfrey away.
"Yes, well it needs to be healed all the same," she replied, finishing up with him and turning to Devian, who was sitting with Fred on the bed adjacent to Ron.
"I don't see anything seriously wrong with you, but I want you to stay the rest of the night here just to be safe. Now, everyone else go back to bed so she can rest."
She walked away, leaving them alone. Fred hugged Devian, "I'll be back first thing in the morning, okay?"
She nodded and he kissed her on the lips.
"I'm going to walk Audra to her common room now, so goodnight," Ron said, hugging her as well.
"Okay... thanks for breaking my fall," Devian smiled.
Draco and Serenity decided to walk slowly back until they had to separate. Before going Draco gave Serenity a tender kiss, "I love you forever, always remember that."
"I love you, too," Serenity said before walking the rest of the way to the Gryffindor common room. _______________________________________________________________________ "We all live in a yellow submarine, yellow submarine, yellow submarine!" Devian sang repetetively as she sat in bed.
Madam Pomfrey came around the corner, "Miss Green, I know you've had a rather eventfull night, and you're probably nowhere near sleep, but please, for the love of God, could you sing a different song?"
"But I wanna sing this one!" She whined, "Come on, don't you like the Beatles?"
"Yes, but its been very nerve racking to hear the same line of the same song sung over and over again for the past half hour."
She sighed, "Well can I go back to my room, please? I just can't sleep here..."
"Fine! I'll right you a pass... but come right back if you don't feel well, alright?"
Devian nodded and left.
On her way back, she passed a hooded figure walking in the opposite direction, who rudely pushed her out of the way, "Hey, watch it!" She cried rubbing her arm.
"Asshole," she muttered as she continued walking.
"Who's an asshole?" Fred asked, appearing around the corner.
"That guy," Devian turned to point, but the stranger was already gone, "must have been in a hurry. What are you doing up?"
"I couldn't sleep, so I was on my way to visit you."
"Oh, well she let me go, because I couldn't sleep as well... hope I didn't annoy her too much."
Fred smiled proudly, "Well, you learned from the best. Come on, lets try to get some sleep before the night's completely shot."
He turned her around and once again, they headed for the common room. _______________________________________________________________________ "Harry, what are you doing here?"
"I was looking for you. Everyone in the dormitory's heard about your heroic rescue, Fred filled us in."
Ron blushed, "Well, it wasn't that heroic, she just happened to land on top of me is all..."
"Right... and by the way, how come you didn't tell me you had a girlfriend?"
The redhead suddenly looked horror struck, "He's told you lot about that too?"
Harry laughed at his friend's discomfort, "Come on, lets go to the kitchens for a snack, I'm a bit hungry." _____________________________________________________________________ "Fancy meeting you here, Harry Potter."
Harry and Ron stopped in their tracks at the sound of a voice behind them. A glare replaced the smile on Harry's face, "Voldemort," he said quietly.
He whirled around to face the formidable dark lord, order of assholes, first class, and ten time winner of witch weekley's most attempts at killing Harry Potter award. "What are you doing here?"
Voldemort glanced casually at his watch, then back up at Harry, "Well, it's about time I show up, isn't it?"
"Oh right... I haven't had my near death experience for this year yet. Get on with it, then," he replied, withdrawing his wand from his robes.
But before either of them could do anything, Ron jumped forward with his wand, shouting "Rictusempra!"
A jet of silvery light hit the dark lord and he immediately fell to the ground, his body convulsing with a vain attempt at controlling the mad peals of laughter that were now coming from him.
"Oh, good idea Ron, we'll just off Voldemort with a tickling charm," Harry said sarcastically.
"Well I don't think well under pressure. It was the best I could come up with!" Ron whined.
Voldemort appeared to have overcome the evil fit of giggles, for he chose that moment to attack Ron with a disarming spell. He flew backwards, crying out in pain as he hit the wall and fell to the floor with a thud.
"Ron!" Harry cried, turning to run to his best friend.
"I wouldn't move a muscle if I were you. I know all three of the Unforgivable Curses. I've used them many times before, on muggles, and wizards, and I won't hesitate to use them on you."
Harry sighed reluctantly and turned back to his enemy. "What do you want from me? I mean, if it's vengenace you're seeking, you can go home. You've already tortured me enough for one lifetime."
The dark lord laughed maniaclly for awhile, leaving Harry to stand in confusion. "Is that uhhh... tickling charm having some wierd after effect?"
Suddenly, he stopped and glared at Harry. "What I want, young wizard, is for you to join our side. Help us fight."
Harry rolled his eyes, "We've been through this before. Why do you want me? I'm only 15!"
"As much as I hate to admit it, you've got courage and strength. Something the dark side is in desperate need of."
"Ummm... thanks for the compliment, but, no. I will not join forces with the man who killed my parents."
Voldemort nodded, "Very well then, Harry Potter. Prepare yourself yet again, to die a slow, painful death." He raised his wand and pointed it at Harry, "CRUCIO!" He cried, as Ron jumped in the way.
"No!" Harry yelled, fumbling around for his wand as Ron writhed in pain on the ground.
Harry suddenly found himself not alone, as 8 other voices cried out in unison with his own, "EXPELLIARMUS!"
Voldemort flew backward with such immense force, that he crashed through the stone wall behind him.
Fred and George were the first to reach Ron, followed closely by Harry, Devian, Hermione, Serenity, Draco, Nella, and Audra.
"Oh my God! He's not..." Hermione started, tears filling her eyes.
"No, I don't think so," Fred replied somberly, looking up at the others, "he's still breathing. Somebody go get Dumbledore ... quick."
Devian and Nella ran off as the others waited in silence. _____________________________________________________________________ Devian ran as fast as she could, although she had no idea where to search for the headmaster. As she rounded another corner at top speed, she crashed into somebody
"Ms. Green, what are you doing out of bed?" Snape asked, startled by her appearance.
Devian gasped for breath as she tried to speak, "Voldemort... Ron... curse ... need Dumbledore!"
His eyes widened, "Where?" He said quickly.
She pointed down the steps, "Right outside the entrance to the kitchens."
He pulled her up hurriedly, "Go get Madam Pomfrey immediately, I'll find Dumbledore."
She nodded and turned toward the Hospital wing, while Snape flew down the steps. _____________________________________________________________________ "There's nothing more we can do for him here, he'll have to be sent to St. Mungo's ,immediatley," Madam Pomfrey whispered to Dumbledore as they gazed down at an unconsious figure lying on the bed.
He nodded slowly, "I'll go make the arrangements, and owl his parents."
He stepped outside to confront the others, "Well, is he going to be alright?" Harry asked anxiously.
Dumbledore sighed, "We're not sure yet... he'll have to be sent to the hospital."
They all gaped at him, "You... you mean you can't fix this?" Hermione stuttered.
"I don't think any of you realize how serious this situation is," he replied after a moment of silence, "the Cruciatus curse is very painful to undergo... it basically destroys your mind by causing unimaginable pain throughout the body. It might not be too late for Mr. Weasley, however. If you all reacted as quickly as you say you did, it shouldn't have been on him long enough to cause any permanent damage. We'll just have to wait and see." With that he turned and walked away, leaving the others in silence.
"Wait!" Harry exclaimed suddenly.
Dumbledore turned, "Yes?"
"What did you do with Voldemort?"
"Excuse me?"
"Voldemort! You did find him, didn't you?"
Dumbledore paled, "I suppose everyone forgot about him." _____________________________________________________________________ "He's not here!" Snape cried in exasperation as he and the other teachers regrouped after searching the entire castle for the Dark Lord.
"I can't believe we just let him get away!" McGonagall cried exasperatedly.
"We'll have to notify the ministry. He's weakened, he couldn't have gone too far," Dumbledore reasoned.
"Any word on Weasley yet?"
"They say he'll need months to recover, but yes, he'll be fine." ______________________________________________________________________ The end of the year feast was a somber one, although Gryffindor had one the house cup.
"Look, he's going to be okay. He's awake at least, that's a good sign, right?" Devian asked, trying to cheer everyone up.
They all nodded quietly.
The train ride home had about the same atmosphere.
"Well, it's certainly been an interesting year," Draco said, breaking the silence.
"Yeah," Harry agreed, "and who thought you would end up sitting in here with us."
"Why wouldn't he be?" Serenity asked, looking confused.
Harry gave her a quizzical look, "Oh, I guess you wouldn't know. We've been enemies since the first day of school. Draco used to be a mean, spiteful person."
Draco pouted, "No, I was just hurting inside!"
"Admit it, you loved torturing us," Hermione chimed in, laughing.
"They were some of my finer moments. But that's all over now," he stood up suddenly, "everyone say hello to the new and improved Draco Malfoy," he bowed deeply.
Fred snorted, causing Draco to look up, "Whats the matter Weasley, don't believe me?"
"Not really, no. I think you love hurting people too much to change."
He sighed, "Would you believe me if I apologized to you?"
"Apologize for what?"
"For being a complete and total asshole to you and your family the entire time I've known you?"
"Oh... well, ummm... I suppose... that's alright," Fred said uncomfortably.
Everyone laughed.
"So what are you guys going to do now that you've graduated?" Hermione asked Fred, George, Devian, Nella, and Serenity.
"We're moving in together," Fred said, motioning to Devian.
"So are we," George added, looking at Nella.
"And I'm going to live by myself... but Draco will be with me over the summer!" Serenity concluded.
The time flew by quickly as they talked about the past year. Soon, the train pulled into King's Cross station and everyone started to get off, amid sniffles from Hermione and depressed looks from Harry and Draco.
"What's wrong?" Devian asked, alarmed.
"I'm going to miss you next year! Who will I find that'll willfully study with me?" Hermione complained.
"And who will make us laugh by turning random Slytherins into different animals periodically throughout the year?" Harry added.
"And who will we get to beat up Pansy when she get's annoying?" Draco whined.
They all looked at him.
"What? She tends to do that alot..."
They all laughed.
"It's not like you'll never see us again. There's always the holidays, and possibly a wedding or two that will bring us all together," Devian said, grinning.
"Wedding?" Draco asked, raising an eyebrow.
She held up the hand containing an engagement ring, "Last night," she answered, before they could ask the question.
Everyone crowded around to get a better look and congradualte the happy couple.
"It's beautiful!" Serenity exclaimed, "So did you set a date yet?"
"We were thinking over Christmas, that way everyone can come, and I'll have had time to recover after the baby's born."
"We'd better get going, mum's waiting," George said, motioning over to where Mrs. Weasley was standing with Ginny.
"Right, well, we'll definately see you all over the summer," Fred said to the others, then leaned down to kiss Devian, "I'll owl you tonight."
After that the group slowly began to part ways, and eventually, everyone was on their way home, each of them wondering what the upcoming summer would bring, and all of them realizing that the past year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry had been one they would never forget. _______________________________________________________________________ END!!!!! So, was it everything you dreamed it would be? well, there is a review button for you to let us know. Oh, and there will be a sequel. Alot of angst to come ... and the talented Oliver Wood joins our mischievous cast for the second round. I love his role in this... it will be grand. Having trouble coming up with a title tho... anyone have some suggestions?