The next day, everyone was signing yearbooks and taking pictures. Fae and
Hermione were walking through the halls together slowly, soaking up the
school for the rest of the day; they were leaving tomorrow.
"Well Hermione, I think everything's finally back to normal," she said, concentrating on her professional muggle camera she was fiddling around with. Just as she finished her sentence, Pansy Parkinson and a couple of other Slytherins walked by, looking at her.
"Look at those Dykes," One of them mumbled, and Pansy erupted into giggles.
Fae narrowed her eyes. "Go dtachta an diabhalito!"
They looked at her strangely for a moment before exchanging glances and walk away.
"What was that?" Hermione asked slowly.
She shrugged. "Just some Irish curse. May the Devil choke you or something like that."
Hermione started laughing and put her arm through Fae's. "Yeah, I'd say everything's back to normal," she said, and they walked off to go find someone to take pictures of.
+ + +
On the Hogwarts express, the Gryffindors were pretty much in the same seating arrangement as they were earlier that year. Well, except Ginny and Harry weren't sweet-talking and kissing cheeks and holding hands.
Harry said something to Ginny and she giggled like a schoolgirl and kissed him. George sighed.
"Now is that really necessary?" he asked teasingly, and Fred nodded with the same facetious look on his face. Ginny just told them to shut up and put her head on his shoulder again.
Ron heaved a sigh. "Blimey, this is awkward," he whispered to no one in particular, but Fae heard and laughed. Since she was seated directly across from him, she yawned and rested her small feet on his knees. He gave a rather embarrassed, shy smile and didn't meet her eyes.
Fred and George had been whispering and writing things down on paper, being completely obvious. They all knew they were perfecting their final prank of the year, and were all on edge, just waiting for something to explode. Fae had noticed their resentment towards Tracy ever since they found out what she had done to their younger brother. They didn't even bring it up any more (nobody really did) but she knew that they'd stick up for him if she tried to give him any more grief. Fae thought it was cute.
They had broken up with their girlfriends, although they explained it as being 'just a fling'. Lavender seemed to take it differently, but Parvati agreed. She was obviously the nice one out of the two.
Hermione was reading a book that her more melancholic Irish friend had leant her: The Collective Tales and Poems of Edgar Allen Poe. She found them to be a little morbid, but liked them any way. She had remained somewhat silent the entire ride, busying herself in reading about people being buried alive and men cutting their cat's eye out. Every now and then a surprised-or more or less horrified-look would cross over her face, giving away that she was reading a rather gruesome part.
Fae watched her for a while, laughing at her expressions, and then began writing in her diary.
June 8
I can' t believe the school year is finally over. It's strange; when I
first got here, I hated it and wanted it to end so quickly. But now I
don't want it to be over. The twins are graduating and won't be back
next year, it's sad. I have to say that the year that I got to know
them for was pretty entertaining. Although I'm a little afraid to find
out what their senior prank is going to be. Ron and I are getting along
now, fairly well. Well, more than 'fairly'. Percy and the twins
suggested that I should stop by the burrow over the summer, but I
haven't heard it from him yet so I don't know. I'd like to see Ginny,
too; she's turned out to be a nice kid. And I think I've had a bit of a
bad effect on Hermione. She's started swearing and reading my book on
Poe.
She paused her writing for a moment and looked out the window. Everything had changed so much. The last time she had been on this train, it was in September. Back when she barely knew everyone she was sitting with-save Hermione, of course-and she and Ron were virtually worst enemies, next to Malfoy.
We're almost there, she thought sadly, recognizing the surroundings that lead to King's Cross. She truthfully didn't even want to leave Hogwarts, and thinking that she wouldn't see the twins very often any more, and only be going back for two more years made her even more remorse.
"Oh my God! Fae!" one of the twins called. She turned her head and saw a bright flash, and George, the one who had taken the picture, laughed. She hadn't even noticed that they had stolen her camera, but she didn't care. She wanted as many pictures as possible and knew that they would probably use the whole roll of film before the train ride was over.
"So Fae, we will be seeing you over the summer, won't me? I mean with.." Fred pointed at she and Ron and moved his fingers to symbolize some sort of connection. Ron's ears turned pink and he shrugged.
"Up to her," he mumbled, as the train pulled into the station.
Fae felt her heart sink as it rolled to a stop and the steam released. Heaving a sigh, she watched as the others stood up, obviously ready to get off the train. They all exited the car, but she stayed behind and looked out the window.
Don't cry you pansy, she told her self. It's not like your graduating or anything.
She took in a deep breath and blinked hard. She could see in her reflection that her eyes were turning red.
You've cried enough lately. You've had your arm nearly impaled, glass stuck in your back, been accused for performing the Unforgivable Curses. And now you want to cry because school's out and two of your friends are graduating. I think you're okay.
A moment later, Hermione poked her head in. "Come on!" she said, and her smile faded. "Wow, are you alright?" she asked.
Fae wiped her left eye with the back of her hand and a smile spread across her face. "Yeah, I'm fine. Thanks." She said, and scribbled down the last few sentences in her diary.
Well, time to go congratulate the twins and plaster a smile on. I'll be
okay. I think. Wish me luck, hehe.
- Faelyn
She stood up and shoved her diary in her pocket (yes, those are some big pants she's wearing.) Hermione smiled at her and they linked arms, something they had gotten used to since she had been around.
They stepped off the train and looked around for where their group had gone. They finally spotted them standing in a circle with a few newly added people, giving hugs and saying goodbyes. She took in a deep breath to steady herself-Hermione heard and giggled, putting her hand on her arm comfortingly-and they walked over to them.
Seamus, whom Fae had never really gotten that close to signed her yearbook and gave her a quick hug out of politeness. Then he said goodbye and ran off to his parents. Parvati, Dean Thomas, Neville, and a few others did the same. Fae was just standing there watching everyone else and waiting for Neville to finish signing her yearbook, when Lavender came up and pulled her off to the side.
"I just wanted to say sorry," she mumbled without even giving Fae a chance to speak. She just stared back at her, and she added nervously "Didn't wanna end off in a bad note, you know?"
There was a while of silence, and she stared back at Fae with a worried expression. Finally, the Irish girl just laughed and gave her a hug, and they signed each other's yearbooks and she departed to find her parents. As she watched her leave, she noticed that nobody who had left their group had even really left the train station yet; they were all just standing around with their families.
Ron walked over to her shortly after Lavender was gone. They hadn't really said much since he had kissed her at the end of the year dance, and she was surprised that he even came up to her at all.
"Um, hi Fae."
"Hi, Ron." She said slowly, a little confused.
He smiled nervously. "Hey listen, um, my brothers and Ginny were all talking about it, and we asked my mum and everything, and um, would you um," he paused and sighed. "Wanna come stay at the burrow for a while during summer vacation? For maybe a week or so? You could stay in Ginny's room and everything. Harry and Hermione already said they'd stop by too. I was just wondering. Of course if you don't want to I completely understand. So don't even worry about hurting my feelings or anything because-"
"Ron!" Fae finally shouted, and he immediately shut up. She smiled. "I'd love to."
He looked surprised. "You.. would?"
"Yeah, sure of course!" she said enthusiastically, keeping her smile.
He heaved a sigh of relief. "Glad that's over with. I was a little nervous about asking."
She laughed, "Yeah, I could tell." He looked surprised for a minute, but then started laughing along with her and playfully grabbed her in a crushing hug.
Suddenly, they heard what sounded like fireworks going off and both of them jumped. A few students around them gasped and even a few of them let out a scream. They all quickly turned around and saw, suspended in midair, big glittery letters that had obviously been a spell.
DRACO MALFOY IS A MAN WHORE AND
TRACY CARREERE IS HIS HO
They both covered their dropped jaws with their hands and gasped. Immediately, everyone looked over at Fred and George, who were trying to look just as surprised as everyone else was, and failing miserably. The twins looked over at Ron briefly though and winked at him. He and Fae were surprised to hear many students around them start laughing, and then a loud applause erupted. Apparently more people knew about what had happened between Ron, Fae, Malfoy and Tracy than they had thought. And apparently more people disliked them than did before.
Fae and Ron took one look at each other and then burst into fits of laughter, and started clapping along with everyone else.
"Fred and George Weasley!" Mrs Weasley's shouting was heard over the students' laughter and applause.
"Yes mother?" two voiced tried to sound as innocent as possible while chortling at the same time. Mrs Weasley ran over to them and started scolding them loud enough for everyone to hear, but nobody really cared. They were still applauding their Seventh Year prank.
Fae looked up to Ron after her laughter had died down to a giggle. "Well, this sure has been one rad year." A smirk covered her face. "Hasn't it, Weasley?"
He smiled back down at her. "Yeah, I suppose it has. Even though I spent most of it handcuffed to some crazy drunken Irish woman."
They both laughed and he bent his head down and kissed her as all the students around them started running to the twins to say how much they enjoyed the prank. They remained together as the students swarmed around them, and she put her arms around his neck. And Professor McGonagall didn't even interrupt them this time.
"Well Hermione, I think everything's finally back to normal," she said, concentrating on her professional muggle camera she was fiddling around with. Just as she finished her sentence, Pansy Parkinson and a couple of other Slytherins walked by, looking at her.
"Look at those Dykes," One of them mumbled, and Pansy erupted into giggles.
Fae narrowed her eyes. "Go dtachta an diabhalito!"
They looked at her strangely for a moment before exchanging glances and walk away.
"What was that?" Hermione asked slowly.
She shrugged. "Just some Irish curse. May the Devil choke you or something like that."
Hermione started laughing and put her arm through Fae's. "Yeah, I'd say everything's back to normal," she said, and they walked off to go find someone to take pictures of.
+ + +
On the Hogwarts express, the Gryffindors were pretty much in the same seating arrangement as they were earlier that year. Well, except Ginny and Harry weren't sweet-talking and kissing cheeks and holding hands.
Harry said something to Ginny and she giggled like a schoolgirl and kissed him. George sighed.
"Now is that really necessary?" he asked teasingly, and Fred nodded with the same facetious look on his face. Ginny just told them to shut up and put her head on his shoulder again.
Ron heaved a sigh. "Blimey, this is awkward," he whispered to no one in particular, but Fae heard and laughed. Since she was seated directly across from him, she yawned and rested her small feet on his knees. He gave a rather embarrassed, shy smile and didn't meet her eyes.
Fred and George had been whispering and writing things down on paper, being completely obvious. They all knew they were perfecting their final prank of the year, and were all on edge, just waiting for something to explode. Fae had noticed their resentment towards Tracy ever since they found out what she had done to their younger brother. They didn't even bring it up any more (nobody really did) but she knew that they'd stick up for him if she tried to give him any more grief. Fae thought it was cute.
They had broken up with their girlfriends, although they explained it as being 'just a fling'. Lavender seemed to take it differently, but Parvati agreed. She was obviously the nice one out of the two.
Hermione was reading a book that her more melancholic Irish friend had leant her: The Collective Tales and Poems of Edgar Allen Poe. She found them to be a little morbid, but liked them any way. She had remained somewhat silent the entire ride, busying herself in reading about people being buried alive and men cutting their cat's eye out. Every now and then a surprised-or more or less horrified-look would cross over her face, giving away that she was reading a rather gruesome part.
Fae watched her for a while, laughing at her expressions, and then began writing in her diary.
June 8
I can' t believe the school year is finally over. It's strange; when I
first got here, I hated it and wanted it to end so quickly. But now I
don't want it to be over. The twins are graduating and won't be back
next year, it's sad. I have to say that the year that I got to know
them for was pretty entertaining. Although I'm a little afraid to find
out what their senior prank is going to be. Ron and I are getting along
now, fairly well. Well, more than 'fairly'. Percy and the twins
suggested that I should stop by the burrow over the summer, but I
haven't heard it from him yet so I don't know. I'd like to see Ginny,
too; she's turned out to be a nice kid. And I think I've had a bit of a
bad effect on Hermione. She's started swearing and reading my book on
Poe.
She paused her writing for a moment and looked out the window. Everything had changed so much. The last time she had been on this train, it was in September. Back when she barely knew everyone she was sitting with-save Hermione, of course-and she and Ron were virtually worst enemies, next to Malfoy.
We're almost there, she thought sadly, recognizing the surroundings that lead to King's Cross. She truthfully didn't even want to leave Hogwarts, and thinking that she wouldn't see the twins very often any more, and only be going back for two more years made her even more remorse.
"Oh my God! Fae!" one of the twins called. She turned her head and saw a bright flash, and George, the one who had taken the picture, laughed. She hadn't even noticed that they had stolen her camera, but she didn't care. She wanted as many pictures as possible and knew that they would probably use the whole roll of film before the train ride was over.
"So Fae, we will be seeing you over the summer, won't me? I mean with.." Fred pointed at she and Ron and moved his fingers to symbolize some sort of connection. Ron's ears turned pink and he shrugged.
"Up to her," he mumbled, as the train pulled into the station.
Fae felt her heart sink as it rolled to a stop and the steam released. Heaving a sigh, she watched as the others stood up, obviously ready to get off the train. They all exited the car, but she stayed behind and looked out the window.
Don't cry you pansy, she told her self. It's not like your graduating or anything.
She took in a deep breath and blinked hard. She could see in her reflection that her eyes were turning red.
You've cried enough lately. You've had your arm nearly impaled, glass stuck in your back, been accused for performing the Unforgivable Curses. And now you want to cry because school's out and two of your friends are graduating. I think you're okay.
A moment later, Hermione poked her head in. "Come on!" she said, and her smile faded. "Wow, are you alright?" she asked.
Fae wiped her left eye with the back of her hand and a smile spread across her face. "Yeah, I'm fine. Thanks." She said, and scribbled down the last few sentences in her diary.
Well, time to go congratulate the twins and plaster a smile on. I'll be
okay. I think. Wish me luck, hehe.
- Faelyn
She stood up and shoved her diary in her pocket (yes, those are some big pants she's wearing.) Hermione smiled at her and they linked arms, something they had gotten used to since she had been around.
They stepped off the train and looked around for where their group had gone. They finally spotted them standing in a circle with a few newly added people, giving hugs and saying goodbyes. She took in a deep breath to steady herself-Hermione heard and giggled, putting her hand on her arm comfortingly-and they walked over to them.
Seamus, whom Fae had never really gotten that close to signed her yearbook and gave her a quick hug out of politeness. Then he said goodbye and ran off to his parents. Parvati, Dean Thomas, Neville, and a few others did the same. Fae was just standing there watching everyone else and waiting for Neville to finish signing her yearbook, when Lavender came up and pulled her off to the side.
"I just wanted to say sorry," she mumbled without even giving Fae a chance to speak. She just stared back at her, and she added nervously "Didn't wanna end off in a bad note, you know?"
There was a while of silence, and she stared back at Fae with a worried expression. Finally, the Irish girl just laughed and gave her a hug, and they signed each other's yearbooks and she departed to find her parents. As she watched her leave, she noticed that nobody who had left their group had even really left the train station yet; they were all just standing around with their families.
Ron walked over to her shortly after Lavender was gone. They hadn't really said much since he had kissed her at the end of the year dance, and she was surprised that he even came up to her at all.
"Um, hi Fae."
"Hi, Ron." She said slowly, a little confused.
He smiled nervously. "Hey listen, um, my brothers and Ginny were all talking about it, and we asked my mum and everything, and um, would you um," he paused and sighed. "Wanna come stay at the burrow for a while during summer vacation? For maybe a week or so? You could stay in Ginny's room and everything. Harry and Hermione already said they'd stop by too. I was just wondering. Of course if you don't want to I completely understand. So don't even worry about hurting my feelings or anything because-"
"Ron!" Fae finally shouted, and he immediately shut up. She smiled. "I'd love to."
He looked surprised. "You.. would?"
"Yeah, sure of course!" she said enthusiastically, keeping her smile.
He heaved a sigh of relief. "Glad that's over with. I was a little nervous about asking."
She laughed, "Yeah, I could tell." He looked surprised for a minute, but then started laughing along with her and playfully grabbed her in a crushing hug.
Suddenly, they heard what sounded like fireworks going off and both of them jumped. A few students around them gasped and even a few of them let out a scream. They all quickly turned around and saw, suspended in midair, big glittery letters that had obviously been a spell.
DRACO MALFOY IS A MAN WHORE AND
TRACY CARREERE IS HIS HO
They both covered their dropped jaws with their hands and gasped. Immediately, everyone looked over at Fred and George, who were trying to look just as surprised as everyone else was, and failing miserably. The twins looked over at Ron briefly though and winked at him. He and Fae were surprised to hear many students around them start laughing, and then a loud applause erupted. Apparently more people knew about what had happened between Ron, Fae, Malfoy and Tracy than they had thought. And apparently more people disliked them than did before.
Fae and Ron took one look at each other and then burst into fits of laughter, and started clapping along with everyone else.
"Fred and George Weasley!" Mrs Weasley's shouting was heard over the students' laughter and applause.
"Yes mother?" two voiced tried to sound as innocent as possible while chortling at the same time. Mrs Weasley ran over to them and started scolding them loud enough for everyone to hear, but nobody really cared. They were still applauding their Seventh Year prank.
Fae looked up to Ron after her laughter had died down to a giggle. "Well, this sure has been one rad year." A smirk covered her face. "Hasn't it, Weasley?"
He smiled back down at her. "Yeah, I suppose it has. Even though I spent most of it handcuffed to some crazy drunken Irish woman."
They both laughed and he bent his head down and kissed her as all the students around them started running to the twins to say how much they enjoyed the prank. They remained together as the students swarmed around them, and she put her arms around his neck. And Professor McGonagall didn't even interrupt them this time.