Chapter 42

The next few weeks passed by like a blur. With the funeral of Larissa Boyle-Crane, Narcissa Crane-Lupin, and Remus Lupin. Moving all of Adora's stuff into Arabella's house and seeing Draco moving his stuff which would be going to his father's house. Not to mention putting the house that Draco had recognized as his grandmother's for years up for sale and Adora had been in for a few short month, and then they also had to put up the home that Narcissa and Remus had just bought up for sell. Just by the end of the week Adora was beat out and really didn't feel like studying for O.W.L.s, and it really surprised her who was making her studying, the one person that always complained, Ron.

Ron had really been there for Adora the last few days, and wasn't kind but put up with Draco for Adora for the past days, and it seemed Draco did the same. Adora knew that no matter what Draco and Harry would never be able to let bygones be bygones. They'd almost got in a fight right after the funeral, and Sirius had to put stunning charms on the both of them. Sirius had to carry Harry back home while Lucius took Draco. How much it just pissed Adora off that Lucius had killed not one, but four of her family members and got away with it.

In all the time Adora had been born, she'd lost everyone and yet he was still after Adora. Also the fact that since Lucius wasn't to go on trial yet that he could walk the streets, and Adora knew that even if he was put in Azkaban chances were somehow Voldemort would be able to get him out, that's just how things were going these days. Harry and Ginny were pissed at each other once again, but hey what's new? Ginny was maturing faster than Harry and Harry was just way too jealous to be with her. Poor Ginny, no matter how many times she told Harry, the boy still suspected there was something going on with Colin Creevey and Ginny. If Harry would actually look around he would see that Colin and Ginny had been friends since Ginny's first year. That Ginny just didn't see Colin in that way because she was so deeply in love with Harry. Then there was Cho, everyone knew that she still was in love with Cedric, no matter what, but here lately it seems as if she's been interested in Harry. Harry was clueless as he loved her little boy David, and David looks almost identical to Cedric.

In a few weeks would be the O.W.L. exams and a couple weeks after that school would be ending.

Adora's face fell at that, she'd always thought she'd been spending the summer at her mother's house. Every so often going visit Narcissa, Remus, and Draco at their new house. But, all hopes and dreams of that were now blown out like letting air being let out of balloon. Adora wasn't even sure she would be able to see Draco during the summer, with the way that Lucius was.

"Love, are you okay?" Ron pulled Adora out of her dream state, and she smiled at him and nodded.

"Yes, I'm fine. Do you understand any of these notes?" Adora decided to change the subject.

"A little."

Adora giggled and tried to explain the very complicated notes that they had been studying for Transfiguration. Harry and Ginny had snuck off to the kitchens about thirty minutes ago, and still hadn't returned and Adora didn't want to know why they hadn't. Susan seemed distant and didn't want to talk much, but then again she was just new to the family and probably thought they were a bunch on crazy people.

Before Adora could think anymore to herself a very mad Ginny Weasley came stomping into the Common Room, looking absolutely angry.

"Problems in Paradise?" Ron asked his little sister.

"Shove off."

Ron grabbed at an imaginary arrow that had been shot into his heart and started coughing, and then he then dramatically yanked it out. "A little touchy are we?" Ron asked after goofing around.

"Well if your boyfriend blew you off for some girl he had a crush on for two years you'd be upset too."

"Um, I don't think so, Gin. As I'm not gay and I don't think I'd ever have a problem with having a boyfriend."

Adora just shook her head at Ron, and Ginny just got even more pissed off at Ron. "You know what no wonder the two of you are such best friends! You both are the stupidest people that have ever walked this earth, and I hate you. I hate the both of you!" Ginny ran upstairs to the Girl's dormitory, but was stopped by her best friend Colin Creevey. Colin led her to a couch that was away from Adora and Ron, so they wouldn't ease drop on what was upsetting Ginny.

"What has Harry done now?"

"Harry saw Cho in Hogsmede. We went down one of the little passages that Harry knows and he took me to eat at the Three Broomsticks. We ran into Cho on our way back. Cho had David with her, and Harry totally ignored me and told me that he'd meet me in the Common Room in about an hour. I'm so sick and tired of being there for him, but as soon as Cho needs him he's at her beckoning call. I think I'm about to dump him."

"WHAT! But, I thought you loved him?" Colin asked totally confused about what his best friend was about to do, Harry was a perfect guy. Tall, built from Quidditch, shaggy hair, brilliant green eyes that opened up his sole, and that sexy little smile that just drove Colin crazy every time he saw it. But, of course no knew this Colin hadn't told anyone about his feelings yet. Colin went on, "Have you told Bridget how you feel yet."

"You were the first person to stop me, of course Bridget has no clue. How does this concern Bridget?"

"She's your best friend too."

"True," Ginny nodded her head yes and went on. "I do love Harry, but I'm sick of being second best. Harry will just have to get over me or find out how good I am for him."

"But, Gin, you can't…you just can't…."

"Ginny can't what?" Harry asked behind Colin, when Colin turned around Harry just totally took his breath away. "Um…maybe you two should talk, I'll see you later Ginny." Colin walked off to the Boys' dormitories.

Harry went down to kiss her on her lips but she turned to where he got her cheek, and Harry looked at her oddly something was bothering her but he couldn't put his finger on it. "What's wrong with my love?"

"We need to talk."

"That's never good, when you here 'we need to talk' ," Harry laughed at his own joke.

"Damn it, Harry. I'm being serious. Look, you just seem as if you too preoccupied. Whether you are studying for your O.W.L. exams that are coming up, or Quidditch…."

"O.W.L.s are about to come and then I won't have to worry about it. Quidditch ended a few weeks ago." Harry protested and Harry knew what was coming but he didn't want it to happen, it couldn't happen.

"Yes, but if you are not doing that your helping Cho out with David, sometimes I think that your trying to be his dad. Harry it's not your responsibility."

"And Cho should just learn how to cope all by herself."

"And Cho, that's all you seem to worry about now. That's all I hear out of your mouth. I understand that you are trying to be a good friend in all, but you've seemed to forget that you've got a girlfriend that also needs you there. That Adora needs you, she's showing that she's strong but we all know that any moment she could break down and cry, we all know that she's still all torn up inside. Susan looks terrified of all of us, as if we'd abandon her and not care what happened. There's something bothering her also, but she won't tell anyone. Adora thinks it has something to do with Susan and Seamus's break up and that he's with Lavender, again. But, I don't think that's it. Then your best friend is helping his girlfriend out as much as he can and he has no one to help him be there for him. It seems as if you've shut your entire world down just for Cho, and she's the only one that matters." Ginny's voice had gotten softer as if she was about to cry, but she wasn't showing it in her face.

"Love, you know that's not true. I love you with all of my heart and soul, and nothing, I repeat nothing is going to take me away from you. I don't know how to be there for Adora and I assumed that Ron would, but I didn't know that Ron needed me there for him also. Susan seems as if she doesn't want to talk to me, she's just got a boy on her mind and I can't figure out who it is. Cho is suffering, and she's barely making it with David. Thank Merlin that her parents and Cedric's parents are there for David and herself, she's actually going to be able to graduate this year and go to the seventh year dance."

"There you go again, Cho this Cho that. I'm so sick and tired of hearing her name, that's all that comes out of your mouth these days. I swear as much as you talk about her, you'd think you were Oliver Wood talking about Quidditch."

"Ginny what are you trying to say?" Harry asked already knowing what she was about to say.

"I think we need a break."

"A BREAK? Love, no. You know as much as I do that you don't want this and neither do I."

"Harry, I can't discuss this anymore. Goodnight," Ginny walked off.

"Goodnight? Ginny wait!" Harry tried to run after her, but it was too late.

Harry got so mad that he made one of the arm chairs sore across the room just by looking at it and Susan at the stairway gasped. "HARRY!"

"Great! What have I done now? Oh, let me guess….piss you off too?"

Susan couldn't believe the anger this boy got, thank Merlin she was never like that. "No, silly. You've found your power!"

"Power? What power. No, Susan my power to talk telepathically, you know like you and Ginny. I don't know what you are thinking but-"

"But, if you don't remember Adora and I have more than one power. Adora and I can both have visions and we can both move things with our minds. I have three, and I've been reading the most you can have is five. As there's only two heirs of Slytherin, two of Ravenclaw, one of Hufflepuff, and three of Gryffindor it shouldn't be long until Gryffindor's finally overpower and kill off the Slytherin heirs."

"Are you positive that we overpower them?" Harry asked uncertain.

"Positive. We will kill them off as a revenge for the killing one of Cassandra and Godric's child."

"Who?" Harry said totally lost about his family past.

"Salzar Slytherin, who else? Slytherin killed the only boy that Cassandra and Godric had, Ethan Gryffindor. Poor little Ethan died as a baby, and attack from Slytherin. Slytherin thought he had proved to Godric that Slytherin's heirs were and would be more powerful then any of Gryffindors. The twins are suppose to be really powerful, and they do kill off Autumn Lewis, but she's not the last heir. Voldemort's going to be our hardest. So Ginny and you are really broken up?" Harry nodded yes, "You okay?"

"I don't know yet, but…."

There was a pop and Cho Chang's head was in the fireplace beside Harry and his twin sister, "Harry, please. I need you. David's got a fever and I'm afraid I'm going to lose him. Please, please come quick!" There was another pop and she was gone. Harry grabbed some Floo Powder, and Susan grabbed his arm. "You are not going, right?"

"I have to…."

"No, you don't. What you need to do is get back together with Ginny. Ginny is really going to think you want Cho."

"But, I have to. If it wasn't for me, David's dad would be alive it's all my…."

"Harry! No it's not! When will you forget this! Cho needs a friend, not a substitute dad for David. This is nuts!"

"I can't I have too…"

"Fine, do whatever you want, but you are losing Ginny very fast. The only thing you are doing is breaking both of your hearts." Susan marched upstairs disgusted with her older brother, "Women."

"She's right, all three of them are right."

"Now, your taking Adora, Susan, and Ginny's side! You are suppose to be my best friend!" Harry shouted at Ron.

"Yeah, you are right on both of them. You promised me you wouldn't break my little sister's heart, and your own. All over Cho again, are you? It's always about Cho, and it seems as if this time it's actually not about Cho. I can't even read minds like Susan and Ginny, but your making it so obvious. You still think it's your fault that Cedric died. Mate, you've got to get over this! Get over this or you are not only going to loose the only girl you've ever loved, but also your best friend." Ron turned his back and made it upstairs to the 5th year Boys' dormitory.

"You think you've hit rock bottom, but you keep on falling further and further down….."

In Voldemort's Hideout, a.k.a. Old Riddle House….

"Comfy, pumpkin?" Autumn asked her new boyfriend, Draco Malfoy.

"Yeah," Draco replied thinking of Susan, once again.

"Draco?" Autumn questioned him. "We've almost been together a month now, right?

Draco turned to Autumn to make it look like he was interested.

Autumn continued, "How long did you and Pansy date before you had sex?"

Draco spit the tea hid been drinking all over the room, "Excuse me?"

Autumn sighed out loud, "You heard me."

"Well," Draco shifted around nervously. "We never…"

"You mean! You're a virgin? Really? How's that going?"

Draco looked at Autumn stunned, was she making fun of him because he hadn't had sex yet? "What do you mean 'How's that going'? Aren't you still a virgin?"

"Merlin, no. I lost my virginity at twelve. I was with a sixteen year old. He really sucked at it, but I bet you…"

"I've got to go," Draco Flooed out of that house as soon as he could.

A few days later…

At breakfast in the Great Hall, Spooky, Susan's spotted owl swooped in with a response from Arabella.

Dearest Susan,

Feel free to write me anytime, that's what family is for. That situation with Ginny and Harry…Well they always argue. Harry will realize how stupid he's being soon enough and apologize to Ginny. Don't worry about it. Sirius told me to tell you to tell the rest of the kids that he's got top box tickets to the Quidditch Match for the H.G.O.G.B. (Honorable Ghosts of Great Britain). Bulgaria vs. America. Owl me back telling me who all wants to go.

Love always,

Bella

A week later…

"Sirius, I'm really hungry!" Susan whined to her godfather, "May I please go to the concession stands, I'm starving!"

"But, what if you miss…"

"I don't care what I miss, Quidditch isn't everything you know?" Harry, Ron, Sirius, and the other guys that were in the Top Box looked at her as if she had gone nuts. Susan smiled her one thousand watt smile and began to go downstairs, after she'd gone down a flight or two she was grabbed by the arm and pulled into a Boys' lavatory that was shortly locked after she was pulled inside.

"Why haven't you responded to my owls?" Came a very hurt voice from Draco Malfoy's mouth.

"Excuse me? What letters?"

"What letters, Susan! I'm really starting to get sick of this little cat and mouse game you play with me. Wait, a minute…damn her!"

"What cat and mouse, and what are you talking about?" Susan asked totally lost.

"I bet you twenty galleons that Autumn's been messing with my mail or your mail to make sure that you didn't get my letters. I've been sending you owls for about a month now."

"Autumn?"

"Lewis." Draco sighed.

"Ah-ha, right isn't that your girlfriend?" Susan asked already knowing the answer, but he nodded. "If you've got a girlfriend then why in Merlin's are you trying to mess with me?"

When Susan finally got down to the Concession Stand, the line was way too long, and she spotted a very good looking guy winking at her. So she approached him, "Is there a reason you looking at me like that?"

He smiled, "Did it hurt?"

Susan looked at him as if he was crazy, "Did what hurt?"

"Did it hurt when you fell down from Heaven, Susan?" He began to laugh while she looked mortified, whether it was for the cheesy pick up line or knowing her name.

Susan also began to laugh, "I don't know which to fear that horrible pick up line, or that you know my name."

He smiled and held out his hand, "The name's Oliver Wood, and your Sadie Susanna Potter, right?"

"Yeah, but how did you?"

"Duh, your all over the papers, since your 'coming out' your face is everywhere."

"Oh." All this popularity was really starting to get ridiculous, but Susan found out soon enough she wasn't the only popular one.

A girl a year or two older than Susan ran up to Oliver desperately and grabbed on to his robes which started Susan, but to Oliver it looked as if he was use to this. "Your Oliver, Oliver Wood, right?" She asked as if she was going to faint, and he nodded. "The Oliver Wood, the Keeper for the Puddlemere United?" She asked as if her dreams were coming true, he nodded once again. "Oh Merlin!" She began to scream, "I love you! Oh Merlin, I love you! Marry me!" Oliver turned white and Susan was afraid of this crazy woman, two seconds later a big man about three hundred and fifty pounds and about six foot five, named Alberto came and took the woman off.

"How do you know Alberto?" Susan asked quite interested in this young man.

"My bodyguard. Um, Susan if you don't mind me asking…"

"Yes?" Susan was crossing her fingers for a date.

"Would you mind telling Harry I said hey?"

"Sure," Susan said trying to hide her disappointment.

"Oh, yeah and ask him one other thing," Susan looked at him wondering if he also wanted Harry's autograph. "Ask him if it's okay that I take his little sister out to eat at The Three Broomsticks tonight."

Susan smiled and got closer to him, "It's not what Harry thinks. It's what Susan thinks."

Oliver smiled back at Susan and how cute this little game was going, "And what does Susan say?"

"Susan, says…Go to The Three Broomsticks and you'll be lucky if she shows up."

"Ouch, and how can I be sure she will."

"You can't," Susan winked at him and walked back up the stairs to her seat after getting her food from the vender.

"Yeah, ouch is right. Susan has just stabbed me in the heart," Draco Malfoy said coming out of the shadows.