Chapter 10
The next few days seemed to be crawling by and it felt like a decade for Jennifer before the 25th arrived. It was a beautiful day too, the sun was warming the ground, but it wasn't too hot either. The sky was a gorgeous clear blue and not a cloud to be seen.
The 6 friends walked out of their classroom, just finishing Psychology, into the bright sunlight.
"I cannot believe we stayed through that whole lesson!" Leon complained, stretching.
"Psych is very interesting Leon. And anyway, I think Miss Botany is sick of seeing us" Draco laughed.
"Leon didn't mind staying through the whole of Psych, did you Leon? Playing a little game under the table with Caitlin!" Karina exclaimed, laughing at Leon's blushing face.
"You're still with Caitlin?" Cathryn asked, stopping in her tracks. Leon went bright red and looked sheepish.
"Yeah..." Leon mumbled, looking at the ground and started walking really fast.
"Hang on here Mister!" Cathryn exclaimed, running to catch up with her brother. He saw her and started running towards their Oak Tree. The rest of them started laughing and walked slowly towards the tree.
"So when's your friend coming Jennifer?" Henry asked.
"I'm not sure actually, she said around lunchtime when she rang me this morning." Jennifer replied, shrugging her shoulders.
"What's the time anyway?" Henry asked, looking at Karina, who was the only one who wore a watch.
"It's, almost 1" Karina replied, glancing down at her watch.
"Nini should be here soon then..." Jennifer replied, but as soon as those words came out of her mouth, there came a shout from behind them.
"JENNY!" Jennifer turned around, recognizing the voice straight away.
"NINI!" Jennifer cried, watching a very pretty girl with long, smooth brown hair run towards her. They both embraced each other in a long hug, laughing the whole time. When they finally pulled apart, they just looked at each other, examining at how the other had changed since they last saw each other, which was a year ago.
"Look at your hair!" Jennifer cried, remembering the brown bushy hair her friend used to have.
"And look at yours! It's so short!" Nini returned the compliment. "And you've grown so tall!"
"Or maybe you've just shrunk" Jennifer laughed, they hugged again and Karina and Henry decided they should walk away. But Draco stood their, not knowing if he should go or not. He recognised the girl, but wasn't sure where from.
"It's been so long Jenny!" Nini cried, pulling apart, tears in her eyes.
"We should definitely meet up more often!" Jennifer agreed, smiling.
"Hermione?" Draco suddenly asked. Jennifer looked at him with a weird expression on her face while Nini realised that Draco was standing there. Her eyes widened and she looked like she was seeing a ghost.
"Nini, this is my boyfriend Draco," Jennifer said slowly, looking at the two shocked faces, "Do you know each other?" she finally asked.
"We... we went to the same school." Hermione finally answered, breaking her gaze to look at Jennifer.
"Hang on, how can you go to the same school?" Jennifer asked, but then suddenly realised what Hermione must be. "You're... a witch?" She asked quietly, in case anyone was overhearing.
"How do you know about..." Hermione started, but then trailed off.
"She knows everything about the Wizarding world, Granger" Draco drawled.
"And how does she know about the Wizarding world, Malfoy?" Hermione accused, raising an eyebrow.
"Because my dad was a wizard... Hang on, that special school you went to, that was Hogwarts?" Jennifer asked quietly. Hermione nodded. "And you and Draco were in the same Year?" Hermione nodded again. "But your parents aren't Magical... Are they?" Jennifer asked.
"No, I'm the first in my family to be a witch" Hermione said, glancing a look at Draco. Jennifer suddenly realised the relationship between her friend and Draco.
"So that must mean... You guys didn't really get along did you?" Jennifer asked, already knowing the answer.
"You could say that" Hermione said stiffly, glaring at Draco.
"Draco's changed Nini, he's..." Jennifer stopped, looking at Draco and realizing that he didn't want everyone to know about his past. "He's... Just different" Jennifer covered up. Draco smiled gratefully while Hermione just looked at her skeptically.
"Well, if you say so Jenny" Hermione said, trying to smile at Draco, but the smile didn't reach her eyes. An awkward silence then followed, they all tried to find something to say that would change the subject.
"Where's your boyfriend? I thought he was coming." Jennifer suddenly asked. Hermione all of a sudden looked brighter and the awkwardness melted away.
"Oh, he wanted to go to the bathroom, he said he'd come over when he's done." Hermione replied, looking around to see if he was around. She then indicated for a boy to come over, he seemed hesitant at first then walked over.
He had messy, flame red hair, a load of freckles and was very tall and gangly. He came over with a shy look on his face and smiled at Jennifer.
"Well, this day just seems to be getting better and better doesn't it?" Draco drawled. Jennifer looked at Draco and saw him smiling, looking at Hermione's boyfriend up and down. Her boyfriend seemed to avoid his gaze, but Jennifer saw him look at Hermione with a questioning look and his fists were clenched. Jennifer gulped, sensing another awkward silence coming along.
"Jenny, this is my boyfriend" Hermione said, trying to sound cheerful but ended up sounding tinny and fake. "I'd like you to meet, Ron Weasley."
The next few days seemed to be crawling by and it felt like a decade for Jennifer before the 25th arrived. It was a beautiful day too, the sun was warming the ground, but it wasn't too hot either. The sky was a gorgeous clear blue and not a cloud to be seen.
The 6 friends walked out of their classroom, just finishing Psychology, into the bright sunlight.
"I cannot believe we stayed through that whole lesson!" Leon complained, stretching.
"Psych is very interesting Leon. And anyway, I think Miss Botany is sick of seeing us" Draco laughed.
"Leon didn't mind staying through the whole of Psych, did you Leon? Playing a little game under the table with Caitlin!" Karina exclaimed, laughing at Leon's blushing face.
"You're still with Caitlin?" Cathryn asked, stopping in her tracks. Leon went bright red and looked sheepish.
"Yeah..." Leon mumbled, looking at the ground and started walking really fast.
"Hang on here Mister!" Cathryn exclaimed, running to catch up with her brother. He saw her and started running towards their Oak Tree. The rest of them started laughing and walked slowly towards the tree.
"So when's your friend coming Jennifer?" Henry asked.
"I'm not sure actually, she said around lunchtime when she rang me this morning." Jennifer replied, shrugging her shoulders.
"What's the time anyway?" Henry asked, looking at Karina, who was the only one who wore a watch.
"It's, almost 1" Karina replied, glancing down at her watch.
"Nini should be here soon then..." Jennifer replied, but as soon as those words came out of her mouth, there came a shout from behind them.
"JENNY!" Jennifer turned around, recognizing the voice straight away.
"NINI!" Jennifer cried, watching a very pretty girl with long, smooth brown hair run towards her. They both embraced each other in a long hug, laughing the whole time. When they finally pulled apart, they just looked at each other, examining at how the other had changed since they last saw each other, which was a year ago.
"Look at your hair!" Jennifer cried, remembering the brown bushy hair her friend used to have.
"And look at yours! It's so short!" Nini returned the compliment. "And you've grown so tall!"
"Or maybe you've just shrunk" Jennifer laughed, they hugged again and Karina and Henry decided they should walk away. But Draco stood their, not knowing if he should go or not. He recognised the girl, but wasn't sure where from.
"It's been so long Jenny!" Nini cried, pulling apart, tears in her eyes.
"We should definitely meet up more often!" Jennifer agreed, smiling.
"Hermione?" Draco suddenly asked. Jennifer looked at him with a weird expression on her face while Nini realised that Draco was standing there. Her eyes widened and she looked like she was seeing a ghost.
"Nini, this is my boyfriend Draco," Jennifer said slowly, looking at the two shocked faces, "Do you know each other?" she finally asked.
"We... we went to the same school." Hermione finally answered, breaking her gaze to look at Jennifer.
"Hang on, how can you go to the same school?" Jennifer asked, but then suddenly realised what Hermione must be. "You're... a witch?" She asked quietly, in case anyone was overhearing.
"How do you know about..." Hermione started, but then trailed off.
"She knows everything about the Wizarding world, Granger" Draco drawled.
"And how does she know about the Wizarding world, Malfoy?" Hermione accused, raising an eyebrow.
"Because my dad was a wizard... Hang on, that special school you went to, that was Hogwarts?" Jennifer asked quietly. Hermione nodded. "And you and Draco were in the same Year?" Hermione nodded again. "But your parents aren't Magical... Are they?" Jennifer asked.
"No, I'm the first in my family to be a witch" Hermione said, glancing a look at Draco. Jennifer suddenly realised the relationship between her friend and Draco.
"So that must mean... You guys didn't really get along did you?" Jennifer asked, already knowing the answer.
"You could say that" Hermione said stiffly, glaring at Draco.
"Draco's changed Nini, he's..." Jennifer stopped, looking at Draco and realizing that he didn't want everyone to know about his past. "He's... Just different" Jennifer covered up. Draco smiled gratefully while Hermione just looked at her skeptically.
"Well, if you say so Jenny" Hermione said, trying to smile at Draco, but the smile didn't reach her eyes. An awkward silence then followed, they all tried to find something to say that would change the subject.
"Where's your boyfriend? I thought he was coming." Jennifer suddenly asked. Hermione all of a sudden looked brighter and the awkwardness melted away.
"Oh, he wanted to go to the bathroom, he said he'd come over when he's done." Hermione replied, looking around to see if he was around. She then indicated for a boy to come over, he seemed hesitant at first then walked over.
He had messy, flame red hair, a load of freckles and was very tall and gangly. He came over with a shy look on his face and smiled at Jennifer.
"Well, this day just seems to be getting better and better doesn't it?" Draco drawled. Jennifer looked at Draco and saw him smiling, looking at Hermione's boyfriend up and down. Her boyfriend seemed to avoid his gaze, but Jennifer saw him look at Hermione with a questioning look and his fists were clenched. Jennifer gulped, sensing another awkward silence coming along.
"Jenny, this is my boyfriend" Hermione said, trying to sound cheerful but ended up sounding tinny and fake. "I'd like you to meet, Ron Weasley."
