PThe
silence was broken about five minutes later when someone with flaming red
hair walked in. He was about 5'11-6'0--some where around there. It was none
other then Katie's boyfriend, Fred Weasley.BR/P
P'Hello Beautiful.' he said giving her a kiss and a rose.BRA grin spread across Katie's face. 'FRED!' she squealed./P
PFred turned to Josh 'You're Williams, right?'BRJosh nodded. 'Yeah and your Weasley?'BR'Yeah.'BR'Well I'm gunna go now. See you at dinner.'BR'Bye.' replied Katie./P
PAlyssa looked up from her book. 'Weasley.' she said with a nod and a forced smile. BR'Granger.' Fred replied with a nod and a similar expression./P
PKatie smiled weakly at Fred and Alyssa's attempt to get along. This was their last year and Katie wanted it to be perfect. Well as perfect as it could be.brThey got other random visitors throughout the train ride. People who Katie hadn't seen at all over the holiday - Like Emma, Sky, Krys, and Matt - , and people that Katie had visited - like Padma, Parv, Shelli, and all the Weasleys -. Fred ended up leaving so the cart so that Katie and Alyssa could have their 'girl talk'. He left, deciding to 'have fun' with Hogwarts' newest professor, Professor Percy Weasley.BR&nbs p;&n bsp; * * *BRThe train had almost arrived at Hogwarts, so Katie and Alyssa figured that they should change.BR'Agh!' Katie said.BR'What is it?' Alyssa replied.BR'I think that these are Raye's robes.'BRAlyssa laughed. 'Yeah, they look a bit short for you.'BR'I'll be right back. I'm going to find her and trade back.'/P
PKatie walked out of the cart in search for Rachel. She asked Dean, a gryffindor 5th year, if he had seen Raye. He nodded and pointed to a cart a few doors down. Katie thanked him and went off to find Rachel and trade robes./P
PKatie knocked on the door. 'Rachel Marie.' she said, trying not to laugh, knowing Raye hated it when Katie used her whole name.BR'What is it Kathyn Elizabeth?' Rachel replied with a smile.BRKatie walked in. 'Raye, hunny, those are Umy/U robes. These are yours.' She said, handing Rachel the robes.BRRachel laughed. 'I thought they seemed a little long.' Rachel replied, slipping off the robe. 'Here are yours.'BRKatie saw the bruises on Rachel's arm. 'Oh my Lord, Rachel what is that from?!??' Katie exclaimed.BRRachel quickly put the robe on over her arms. 'Wh-What bruises Katie?'BR'Rachel, I'm not joking.' she said, pushing up Rachel's sleave. 'These bruises.'BR'Those are um...from falling...yeah falling off of my broom when I was playing with you this past holiday.' Rachel lied.BRKatie had a look of disbelief on her face. 'I don't believe you Raye. Those aren't from father,are they?'BR'No.' Rachel replied quickly. 'Of course not.'BR'Rachel, I'm serious. He's not hitting you is he? Because you know he, well he doesn't exactly have a perfect history.'BR'Kate, I'm fine...really.' Rachel replied with a weak smile.BR'Sure?' Katie asked.BRRachel nodded. 'I'm fine Kate, but if anything happens, I'll tell you.'BR'Alright. Well I'm going to get back to Lyss. See you at dinner.'BR'Okay. I'll save you a seat.'BR'Thanks. Love ya.' Katie said with a weak smile.BR'Love ya too Kate. See ya.'/P
PKatie walked back to her cart, leaving Rachel behind. She walked in, seeing that Fred and Alyssa had been in there, in what Katie imagined was, pure silence. She wanted to smile, more then anything. She wanted to hide what she had just seen. Katie knew Rachel was being beat. She had no proof, but she had one of those feelings in the pit of her stomach./P
PMaybe it wasn't just a feeling, though. Maybe it had something to do with her past. Not her "picture perfect" pre-Hogwarts past she pretended to have. Her real life. The past Katie had never told anyone about./P
PWhy would Katie want to tell anyone? Thats the real question, She knew she couldn't change what happened. Katie should have said something about ten years a go when it started to happen. but she didn't. But nothiing had happened in about an year, so things were better now. Weren't they?/P
PAll these thoughts were going through Katie's mind. It scared her more then anything . She didn't want here baby sister hurt,. Rachel ment the world to Katie. Even thogh Rachel never said that she was hit, Katie knew. And this just brought them closer./P
PThe train finally arrived at Hogwarts, Katie, Fred, and Alyssa walked out of their cart, out of the train, and onto the platform. Katie stopped and chatted with a few girls from her dorm - Alicia, Emma, and Angelina - and then they walked into the Great Hall./P
P'Hello Beautiful.' he said giving her a kiss and a rose.BRA grin spread across Katie's face. 'FRED!' she squealed./P
PFred turned to Josh 'You're Williams, right?'BRJosh nodded. 'Yeah and your Weasley?'BR'Yeah.'BR'Well I'm gunna go now. See you at dinner.'BR'Bye.' replied Katie./P
PAlyssa looked up from her book. 'Weasley.' she said with a nod and a forced smile. BR'Granger.' Fred replied with a nod and a similar expression./P
PKatie smiled weakly at Fred and Alyssa's attempt to get along. This was their last year and Katie wanted it to be perfect. Well as perfect as it could be.brThey got other random visitors throughout the train ride. People who Katie hadn't seen at all over the holiday - Like Emma, Sky, Krys, and Matt - , and people that Katie had visited - like Padma, Parv, Shelli, and all the Weasleys -. Fred ended up leaving so the cart so that Katie and Alyssa could have their 'girl talk'. He left, deciding to 'have fun' with Hogwarts' newest professor, Professor Percy Weasley.BR&nbs p;&n bsp; * * *BRThe train had almost arrived at Hogwarts, so Katie and Alyssa figured that they should change.BR'Agh!' Katie said.BR'What is it?' Alyssa replied.BR'I think that these are Raye's robes.'BRAlyssa laughed. 'Yeah, they look a bit short for you.'BR'I'll be right back. I'm going to find her and trade back.'/P
PKatie walked out of the cart in search for Rachel. She asked Dean, a gryffindor 5th year, if he had seen Raye. He nodded and pointed to a cart a few doors down. Katie thanked him and went off to find Rachel and trade robes./P
PKatie knocked on the door. 'Rachel Marie.' she said, trying not to laugh, knowing Raye hated it when Katie used her whole name.BR'What is it Kathyn Elizabeth?' Rachel replied with a smile.BRKatie walked in. 'Raye, hunny, those are Umy/U robes. These are yours.' She said, handing Rachel the robes.BRRachel laughed. 'I thought they seemed a little long.' Rachel replied, slipping off the robe. 'Here are yours.'BRKatie saw the bruises on Rachel's arm. 'Oh my Lord, Rachel what is that from?!??' Katie exclaimed.BRRachel quickly put the robe on over her arms. 'Wh-What bruises Katie?'BR'Rachel, I'm not joking.' she said, pushing up Rachel's sleave. 'These bruises.'BR'Those are um...from falling...yeah falling off of my broom when I was playing with you this past holiday.' Rachel lied.BRKatie had a look of disbelief on her face. 'I don't believe you Raye. Those aren't from father,are they?'BR'No.' Rachel replied quickly. 'Of course not.'BR'Rachel, I'm serious. He's not hitting you is he? Because you know he, well he doesn't exactly have a perfect history.'BR'Kate, I'm fine...really.' Rachel replied with a weak smile.BR'Sure?' Katie asked.BRRachel nodded. 'I'm fine Kate, but if anything happens, I'll tell you.'BR'Alright. Well I'm going to get back to Lyss. See you at dinner.'BR'Okay. I'll save you a seat.'BR'Thanks. Love ya.' Katie said with a weak smile.BR'Love ya too Kate. See ya.'/P
PKatie walked back to her cart, leaving Rachel behind. She walked in, seeing that Fred and Alyssa had been in there, in what Katie imagined was, pure silence. She wanted to smile, more then anything. She wanted to hide what she had just seen. Katie knew Rachel was being beat. She had no proof, but she had one of those feelings in the pit of her stomach./P
PMaybe it wasn't just a feeling, though. Maybe it had something to do with her past. Not her "picture perfect" pre-Hogwarts past she pretended to have. Her real life. The past Katie had never told anyone about./P
PWhy would Katie want to tell anyone? Thats the real question, She knew she couldn't change what happened. Katie should have said something about ten years a go when it started to happen. but she didn't. But nothiing had happened in about an year, so things were better now. Weren't they?/P
PAll these thoughts were going through Katie's mind. It scared her more then anything . She didn't want here baby sister hurt,. Rachel ment the world to Katie. Even thogh Rachel never said that she was hit, Katie knew. And this just brought them closer./P
PThe train finally arrived at Hogwarts, Katie, Fred, and Alyssa walked out of their cart, out of the train, and onto the platform. Katie stopped and chatted with a few girls from her dorm - Alicia, Emma, and Angelina - and then they walked into the Great Hall./P