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The next few weeks slided by. Esther's life was full of kidding around with Fred and George, playing with Harry and Ron, and studying with Hermoine. Esther had gotten a few more owls from her father saying that though her Mother was still in serious condition, she was getting better.
".....She hasn't said anything yet." Said one letter, "But she sqeased my hand yesterday. She'll make it though...."
Harry, Ron, and the Twins said something along the same line. The younger two had been asking to come along with Esther, at christmas when she went to go see her mom, But Ron was getting behind in Charms and Esther didn't want him to fall behind.
"Why don't you go ask Hermoine? She's pretty clever."
It had been lunch and Ron snorted into his soup, "Hermoine? She's a bit of a know-it-all."
Esther hit him on the head with her spoon, "And your a bit of a dunce."
Ron rubbed the spot on his head and wrinkled his nose. "Ow..."
Esther barely got though first term. She felt for sure that Snape would fail her for certain. The rivil between them had gotten worse, even if Potions was her best class. Charms, Herbology and Tansfiguration she passed in flying colors. She was tired when Holoween came around. The Night of Holoween Esther made her way down stairs to see Hermoine run to the girls bathroom. She started to go after her,
"Hey Essie, Where you going?" called George.
She didn't want to embarss Hermoine so she shrugged, "Nature calls. Sorry!"
Hermoine was sobbing in the second stall,
"Hermoine?" She opened the door, "What hapenned?"
She shooked her bushy head, "Nothing."
Esther tried to geuss, "Did you fail something?"
She shook her head, "The opposit. I told you I'm too smart to be anyone's friend."
"And I'm not your friend?"
"Your differant Essie. You think I'm more than a 'know-it-all'."
"Ron called you that right?"
Hermoine nodded, Esther sighed, "That boy. The only way to get something though to him is to beat it over his thick head!" She gave Hermoine her hankercheif. "When you've cleaned up come on out. I'll deal with Ron."
"Ow!"
Esther smacked Ron upside the head, "What was that for? Ow....."
Esther stood there hands on her hips glareing at Ron with her blazeing blue eyes.
"Why do you have to be so mean?"
Ron rubbed the back of his head, "Me mean? What about you?"
"Why did you call Hermoine a know-it-all?"
Ron shrugged, "Becuase she is...."
"Did you know she's sitting in the girls bathroom, CRYING?!?"
Some giffendors looked down the table, Ron sighed, "Sorry?"
"Don-" Esther started but she was interupped by the doors slamming open. Prof. Qurill came running in. Esther watched as he screamed. "TROLL IN THE CASTLE!!!!" he paused, "thought you'd might like to know." Then he fainted. Many of the girls screamed and Esther looked around just in time to see Snape go out the back door.
"Did you see him?" Harry was by her side, Esther nodded, "Yeah I saw."
"QUIET!!!!!!" Dumbledore roared, "Now Please got with your Prefects back to your rooms."
Esther fallowed Fred and George and tried to keep an Eye out for Hermoine. But all she saw was soarms of Students talking.
Esther paced around the common room a half an hour later, "Where have those three gotten to!" She yelled. Fred flicked an carmeled apple at her, "Look Esther, your not going to bring them back while pacing around the room like that. SIT!"
The common room door opened, Esther who had taken Fred's advise, and sat down, stood stright up again, "Harry! Hermoine! Ron!" She yelled, "Where were you three?"
Ron gave a smirk, "If I tell you are you going to smack me upside the head again?"
Hermoine rolled her eyes, and Harry related the story.
"You guys......Have some issuses." said Esther sitting down.
Fred pushed Esther back up and up stairs, "We'll talk more in the morning...."
Esther hadn't been so tired in weeks. On the little table beside her bed she saw the healing books she had cheaked out weeks ago. Some much had happened, she had barely thought about it. Now she sat on her bed just stareing at the books
"Time heals all..."
The saying goes, but did Esther really want to be healed? Becuase to be healed she had to be hurt.
Esther pulled out her potions books from her side bag.
"I hate this class..." She stated sulky. It was mid-november and they were in Poisons in Potions. Fred picked up the quill she dropped. "Nah you don't hate the class, Just Snape."
Esther looked at the sheet of paper in her hand, " And Potions with Slyerthian, if Snape wasn't enough."
Esther slid down the banister into Potions. Snape glared at her and she glared back. Then sat down. Wendle was on the other side of the room laughing with some slytherian boys. It took both Fred and George to keep her from going over there.
"She's a bad apple Essie....Don't get upset."
Esther restrained her-self and nodded, "I know but it still hurts."
Wendle laughed and flirted with the Slytherian boys and Esther glared at her.
Esther sat down in the common room and sighed. Harry sat down in a chiar beside her.
"Hey Essie, You okay?"
Esther shrugged, "School is getting harder and now this. A fourth-year dance!" She sighed agian, "Fred and George already have dates."
"Do you?"
Esther shook her head, "Nope."
"I wish I could help."
Esther laughed, "Yeah I'll just go with you Harry. I'm joking. I'll find someone."
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Four days before the dance Esther got an owl. Actully she got hit bu Peeps in the back of the head.
"Hey now!" She said grabbing the letter from the barn owl, "Hey it's from Beth!"
"Hey Essie,
Jake told me about your mom. I know why you didn't tell me. You were afraid I'd freak! Well you know what I did!! Any way I'm Coming this christmas. Mom, Rikky, Kayla and me, we're all coming. SO GET OVER IT!
Your my best friend Essie, don't forget that!
Luv,
Bethany Williams"
Esther sighed and nodded, "I know Bethy...I'm sorry."
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
The next few weeks slided by. Esther's life was full of kidding around with Fred and George, playing with Harry and Ron, and studying with Hermoine. Esther had gotten a few more owls from her father saying that though her Mother was still in serious condition, she was getting better.
".....She hasn't said anything yet." Said one letter, "But she sqeased my hand yesterday. She'll make it though...."
Harry, Ron, and the Twins said something along the same line. The younger two had been asking to come along with Esther, at christmas when she went to go see her mom, But Ron was getting behind in Charms and Esther didn't want him to fall behind.
"Why don't you go ask Hermoine? She's pretty clever."
It had been lunch and Ron snorted into his soup, "Hermoine? She's a bit of a know-it-all."
Esther hit him on the head with her spoon, "And your a bit of a dunce."
Ron rubbed the spot on his head and wrinkled his nose. "Ow..."
Esther barely got though first term. She felt for sure that Snape would fail her for certain. The rivil between them had gotten worse, even if Potions was her best class. Charms, Herbology and Tansfiguration she passed in flying colors. She was tired when Holoween came around. The Night of Holoween Esther made her way down stairs to see Hermoine run to the girls bathroom. She started to go after her,
"Hey Essie, Where you going?" called George.
She didn't want to embarss Hermoine so she shrugged, "Nature calls. Sorry!"
Hermoine was sobbing in the second stall,
"Hermoine?" She opened the door, "What hapenned?"
She shooked her bushy head, "Nothing."
Esther tried to geuss, "Did you fail something?"
She shook her head, "The opposit. I told you I'm too smart to be anyone's friend."
"And I'm not your friend?"
"Your differant Essie. You think I'm more than a 'know-it-all'."
"Ron called you that right?"
Hermoine nodded, Esther sighed, "That boy. The only way to get something though to him is to beat it over his thick head!" She gave Hermoine her hankercheif. "When you've cleaned up come on out. I'll deal with Ron."
"Ow!"
Esther smacked Ron upside the head, "What was that for? Ow....."
Esther stood there hands on her hips glareing at Ron with her blazeing blue eyes.
"Why do you have to be so mean?"
Ron rubbed the back of his head, "Me mean? What about you?"
"Why did you call Hermoine a know-it-all?"
Ron shrugged, "Becuase she is...."
"Did you know she's sitting in the girls bathroom, CRYING?!?"
Some giffendors looked down the table, Ron sighed, "Sorry?"
"Don-" Esther started but she was interupped by the doors slamming open. Prof. Qurill came running in. Esther watched as he screamed. "TROLL IN THE CASTLE!!!!" he paused, "thought you'd might like to know." Then he fainted. Many of the girls screamed and Esther looked around just in time to see Snape go out the back door.
"Did you see him?" Harry was by her side, Esther nodded, "Yeah I saw."
"QUIET!!!!!!" Dumbledore roared, "Now Please got with your Prefects back to your rooms."
Esther fallowed Fred and George and tried to keep an Eye out for Hermoine. But all she saw was soarms of Students talking.
Esther paced around the common room a half an hour later, "Where have those three gotten to!" She yelled. Fred flicked an carmeled apple at her, "Look Esther, your not going to bring them back while pacing around the room like that. SIT!"
The common room door opened, Esther who had taken Fred's advise, and sat down, stood stright up again, "Harry! Hermoine! Ron!" She yelled, "Where were you three?"
Ron gave a smirk, "If I tell you are you going to smack me upside the head again?"
Hermoine rolled her eyes, and Harry related the story.
"You guys......Have some issuses." said Esther sitting down.
Fred pushed Esther back up and up stairs, "We'll talk more in the morning...."
Esther hadn't been so tired in weeks. On the little table beside her bed she saw the healing books she had cheaked out weeks ago. Some much had happened, she had barely thought about it. Now she sat on her bed just stareing at the books
"Time heals all..."
The saying goes, but did Esther really want to be healed? Becuase to be healed she had to be hurt.
Esther pulled out her potions books from her side bag.
"I hate this class..." She stated sulky. It was mid-november and they were in Poisons in Potions. Fred picked up the quill she dropped. "Nah you don't hate the class, Just Snape."
Esther looked at the sheet of paper in her hand, " And Potions with Slyerthian, if Snape wasn't enough."
Esther slid down the banister into Potions. Snape glared at her and she glared back. Then sat down. Wendle was on the other side of the room laughing with some slytherian boys. It took both Fred and George to keep her from going over there.
"She's a bad apple Essie....Don't get upset."
Esther restrained her-self and nodded, "I know but it still hurts."
Wendle laughed and flirted with the Slytherian boys and Esther glared at her.
Esther sat down in the common room and sighed. Harry sat down in a chiar beside her.
"Hey Essie, You okay?"
Esther shrugged, "School is getting harder and now this. A fourth-year dance!" She sighed agian, "Fred and George already have dates."
"Do you?"
Esther shook her head, "Nope."
"I wish I could help."
Esther laughed, "Yeah I'll just go with you Harry. I'm joking. I'll find someone."
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Four days before the dance Esther got an owl. Actully she got hit bu Peeps in the back of the head.
"Hey now!" She said grabbing the letter from the barn owl, "Hey it's from Beth!"
"Hey Essie,
Jake told me about your mom. I know why you didn't tell me. You were afraid I'd freak! Well you know what I did!! Any way I'm Coming this christmas. Mom, Rikky, Kayla and me, we're all coming. SO GET OVER IT!
Your my best friend Essie, don't forget that!
Luv,
Bethany Williams"
Esther sighed and nodded, "I know Bethy...I'm sorry."