Chapter 4

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Meara sat on her large, pink, bed and wept quietly into her hands. Her hair, or what was left of it, had been put into a large black turban, but the smell of burnt hair hung in the air.

"Caroline is a meanie head" said Meara to her servant, Joaquin.

Joaquin was a very short, very odd, man. He had dark black hair, which fell to just above his shoulders and was usually gelled in an orderly fashion. He had on yellow sunglasses, and his outfit was most interesting.

Joaquin never wore the same thing twice. Today, he had on a nice, starched, white shirt, with a tan tie, very tight, tan pants, and tan leather shoes. Joaquin was a Francophile, or, for a lack of better words, a French wanna-be.

"Madame Meara" said Joaquin in a very false French tone, "Perhaps you should try to do something to get your mind off of that witch".

"But she was my friend. Why did she have to go and be bad? Now I have to punish her" replied Meara as if she really thought that Caroline was the bad one.

"Madame Meara, forgive me for being a bit idiotic, but, what exactly did she do to you and Lord Voldemort?" said Joaquin slowly as he did not want to sound too nosy.

"She fell in with the wrong crowd" replied Meara simply "She went for Potter and his friends and that was a very naughty thing to do."

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The Weasley household was in a rush as the sun rose the day after the incident in Diagon Alley as this was the day that all were to return to Hogwarts.

"Did you see the Daily Prophet this morning?" said Mrs. Weasley to Mr. Weasley as she served him his third piece of buttered toast.

"Yes" he said "Harry and Caroline, I recommend that you two try to avoid all mention of this incident at school. I certainly do not want anything to get to that evil Skeeter woman. We all know that Harry does not need any more publicity."

Harry blushed slightly as he nodded his head in agreement. Caroline looked at him quizzically.

"The Tournament" replied Harry simply.

"Ohm" said Caroline as she ran back to Ginny's room.

"Arrgh.. Mum!" screamed Ron

"Wot?" replied Mrs. Weasley

"Have you seen my socks?" said Ron

"They are already in your chest" she replied

"Found them" he replied.

Thus was the flow of events until the Weasleys, along with Caroline, Harry, and Hermione left the house.

Upon arrival at King's Cross, the group of youngsters jumped out of the car and pulled their trolleys filled with trunks and owls through the station and through the platform barrier.

The clock read 11:59 as Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Ginny jumped on the train and headed for empty compartments, losing Ginny in the flow as she went to find her friends.

"Hey Potter!" said a familiar slimy voice

Harry, Hermione, Ron, and Caroline turned around to find a nice looking Malfoy with his buddies Crabbe and Goyle, staring at them.

"I heard about your little dance in the park last night. Did you have fun?" said Malfoy laughing along with Crabbe and Goyle.

Harry turned back around and continued walking to his compartment along with Hermione and Ron. Caroline stayed behind, however.

"Yo. Malfoy. You know that nice little tattoo that you have? The one on your arm" said Caroline.

"I have no clue what you're talking about" said Draco innocently.

"Yes you do. Give this to your Princess Meara" said Caroline as she threw a beautiful golden charm bracelet at him.

Draco made no attempt to grab it but instead opted to stare at Caroline as she walked away.

As soon as Caroline left, Draco bent down and pocketed the bracelet.

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Harry and the rest of the gang sat in an empty compartment in silence.

"Oh, Harry" said Hermione suddenly as she lifted her hand from Ron's. "I forgot to wish you a happy sixteenth birthday" she finished.

"But, you sent me a present already" said Harry

"Yes, but I didn't wish you a happy birthday" she replied

"Holy Guacamole!" said Caroline "I completely forgot about your birthday! I have to get you something!" finished Caroline in panic.

"You don't have to get me anything" said Harry a slight tinge coming to his cheeks.

"Yes I do. What do you want more than anything in the world?" said Caroline to Harry.

"You" thought Harry although he replied "My parents!"

"However, she can't get you that Harry, so, pick something reasonable" said Hermione with a smile.

"No! That's alright. I have an idea" said Caroline a smile crossing her face. "You'll love it!" she replied.