Chapter Thirty-one
The End of Term
The last day of term came far too quickly. Before we knew it we were packing our trunks in the dormitories, the sunshine streaming in through the windows.
"Seems like only yesterday we were unpacking doesn't it?" Kerry remarked. I gave a slight smile.
"Yeah, and look how much has changed. I think I've grown a couple of inches at least." I said, holding up the robes I had brought with me and seeing how long the arms were. "I bought these during the fifth year, and I've just about outgrown them." Kerry laughed.
"No, look here, if you do this, and this…" Kerry tugged very gently and I saw the robes grow the extra length to fit me.
"Wow, where did you learn how to do that?" Kerry gave a grin.
"You forget my parents run a robe shop."
"Should be enough time, don't you think?" I asked Kerry in a loud voice. The other girls in the dormitory looked interested.
"Oh yes, should be about right."
Kerry replied in a loud voice. We walked out the dormitory, trying not to grin
too much. I walked a short distance down the common room and opened the door to
the fifth year Slytherin boy's dormitory. I walked straight up to Malfoy, who
was packing his own trunk and planted a kiss on his lips without much warning.
Draco dropped what he was holding and put his arms around me. We stopped kissing
and looked at each other momentarily.
"Enough publicity?" I asked gently. I didn't let him answer as I
kissed him again. I heard the room burst into noise, people amazed I'd had the
guts to walk in and do it. We broke the kiss again and Malfoy hugged me.
"I'm going to miss you this summer." I said to him.
"I am too Elixa." I glanced round at Kerry who gave a thumbs up signal to me.
From then on we were equal. Malfoy had returned the favour made so long ago by clearing my name up publicly. The feast was a very memorable one, Gryffindor had won the house cup again, and the Slytherins were their usual jealous selves, but Malfoy and I seemed to be smiling more. After dinner, I made sure I bumped into Harry.
"Have a good holiday Harry, be sure to send me an owl if you find out anything about my parents. I'll do the same if I find out about Voldermort. You're with your Godfather, Sirius Black aren't you?" Harry nodded; the noise created by the Gryffindors around him was deafening.
"Yes, for the first time! Hope you're spending yours with someone you get on with too." I gave a slight laugh and waved, allowing the Gryffindor crowd to swallow him and move down the corridor towards the stairs. If only he knew. I rejoined Malfoy, Kerry, Crabbe and Goyle and we walked down to the common room in the dungeons for the last evening of the school year.
"Last look at Hogwarts until September everyone!" Kerry announced as we crammed into the horseless carriage.
"Not for me it isn't." I said with a grin.
"Don't worry we'll kidnap you sometime this year. You'll have to send us all the dirt on the teachers though Elixa. We want to know exactly how they behave after term ends!" Kerry laughed.
"I'll send an owl you all don't worry, the school owls won't be so busy hopefully." I promised, looking at Malfoy with eyes I hoped he interpreted as "I'll owl you most often."
It seemed seconds later that I was standing on the platform, watching the doors close, and waving back at everyone on the train.
"See you everyone!" I shouted to the heads of Draco and Kerry sticking out one of the carriage windows. I waved until I couldn't see the expressions on their faces.
"Right then Miss Amethyst, unless you arm plans to spend the day waving after that train, shall we get going?" I turned and saw Hagrid looking down at me in a funny way.
"I think I've done enough waving to last me a long time Hagrid." I said. We turned and left the station.