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Leo didn't turn up for dinner and gradually people started noticing that she had been missing since potions that day. "I hope she's okay" Orla whispered to Aoife, "Snape was really angry earlier." Aoife shot a quick glance up to the teacher's table noticing how Snape wasn't there either. She did notice Percy, a guest of the school, smiling at her. She blushed and smiled back. She had been thinking about last summer since she had seen Percy. As her mind drifted conversation at the table was on Gryffindor clobbering Ravenclaw at tomorrow's match. Leo was soon forgotten about.
Leo laid on her bed, curled up in a ball, her eyes red and puffy from crying. She had spent the whole afternoon and most of the evening thinking about Snape the bastard, how she was straining under the pressure of being head-girl, her reputation of being a school slut and how she couldn't beat her eating disorder no matter how hard she tried. She had been bulimic for two years now and couldn't stop. She needed relief, when she was on a broomstick all her worries "flew" away. Quidditch was her rock.
It was really getting dark now the sun was almost fully set behind the forbidden forest. The second she stepped on the pitch the floodlights came streaming on. Kicking off from the ground, she felt the wind in her hair and felt much better. She circled the pitch a couple of times before she saw someone else on a broom behind her. Stopping to see whom it was, she came back down to the ground and saw Ron Weasley diving down next to her. Relieved it was him and unable to hold back her tears, she ran up to him and burst out crying on his chest, her hands on front of her face. Caught by surprise Ron almost fell backwards but put his arms around Leo just in time. Having Ginny for a sister and Hermoine as a best friend, he knew he was better off just being a shoulder to cry on until she calmed down a little. A few minutes later, Leo's sobs had slowed down considerably and Ron decided to see what was wrong. "What's wrong Leo?" he asked her through comforting eyes, "Why are you crying? Don't worry you can tell me." Needing someone to talk to and glad it was Ron, she took a deep breath, inhaling his captivating cologne, and spilled her heart out to him with extremely tear-filled eyes, sniffling and sobbing every so often, feeling very comforted by his strong, muscular arms. This was the first time she had told anybody about how much stress she was under and the fact she was bulimic and it felt like a huge weight was being lifted off her shoulders. Ron, speechless on how much he didn't know about Leo just let her blurt everything out, disgusted by what Snape had tried to do when she showed him the bruises on her arms and was sympathetic about her eating disorder. Leo feeling much better after revealing everything and exhausted after everything that had happened that day began yawning and nestling her head on Ron's shoulder moving it into a comfortable position, if Ron had let go of her she probably would have collapsed. "Come, on" he said, "I'll take you back to your dorm" and guided her arms around his neck, lifting her into his strong arms like a true gentleman. "Thanks Ron, you're a true friend..." She said while drifting off into a comfortable sleep. "No prob" he replied, a note of worry in his voice and he brushed Leo's hair out of her face and behind her ear. He picked up their broomsticks and returned to the castle.
She was fast asleep by the time they made it into the great hall and she was breathing lightly next to his chest, practically un-conscious. Not knowing the password to her dorm, he brought her back to the Gryffindor tower. Nobody was in the common room, so he brought her up to his bedroom, where Seamus, Harry, Neville and Dean were already asleep. He laid her carefully into his bed gently taking off her school robes and shoes, leaving her in just a gray pleated skirt and a light pink top her now purple bruises clearly visible. Her eyes were still red and puffy, but she looked so innocent and peaceful lying there, huddled up to the blankets, her legs entangled in the sheets, yet that was only the exterior, On the inside she was deeply un-happy and lonely. He sat on the foot of his bed remembering everything Leo had told him and was annoyed how he hadn't asked her was she alright earlier. He felt himself yawning and soon fell asleep picturing him and Leo lying on a beach somewhere sunny... Leo woke early in the morning to find Ron asleep, breathing lightly at the end of his bed. Ron had really grown into himself over the summer. His hair was slightly bleached from the sun. It was cut shorter than last year and was slightly spiked. His toned, muscular chest resembled that of a dendritic water pattern. She couldn't believe how sweet he was, most guys would have tried to fell her while she was unconscious, but not Ron. She was falling for him but she was "Buddies" with Draco She left reluctantly. She had a Quidditch match to win. Aoife met up with Ron, Harry and Percy in the great hall after Breakfast. Orla and Leo were getting a pre-match pep talk off Oliver. As Orla and Leo changed into their Quidditch robes, Orla noticed that Leo wasn't as excited as usual and seemed very distant, they had been discussing techniques and Orla still hadn't gotten the chance to ask Leo what had happened. Just as she had reached the opportune moment they heard Lee Jordan signaling the start of the match and she could only get a smile out of Leo. When Aoife and the boys took their seats Percy made a point of sitting next to Aoife. Ron and Harry were talking about the national Quidditch League and Percy turned and started to talk to Aoife about their summer...
...During the summer, it was Ron's birthday and Percy held a surprise party for him, in his chic London penthouse apartment, which resembled a busty, shed from the outside top the muggle eye. Every one was invited including Aoife, Orla, Leo, Fred, George, Harry, Dean, Oliver, Seamus and Ginny to name a few. There was a lot of booze and pot, mostly consumed by Harry who was still very keen on Leo after their rendezvous in the train that June. Harry wore an extremely tacky Hawaiian shirt, with only the bottom two button's fastened revealing a bony exterior, with a total of three chest hairs. Fred and George came wearing normal robes while Percy opted a sleek black shirt and crisp black pants. Leo came wearing a white pleated skirt, about the size of an average belt, with a fitted off the shoulder cashmere sweater. "rla was wearing a long purple number with her hair tied up to show off her long earings. Aoife arrived fashionably late and fashionably dressed. Percy welcomed her personally and complemented her on her black halter neck dress (50's style) topping it all off with her cute pink kitten heel shoes. The night was definitely one to remember. That night Harry had cornered Leo in the bathroom, stripping off and showing her his "birthday suit" to Leo's ultimate horror. When Ron arrived Fred set off a fantastic firework display nearly giving Ron a coronary. Ron blushed scarlet when the 3 girls gave him a birthday kiss on the cheek. The party went on all-night and ended with most of the guests blacking out and Aoife ending up in Percy's bed...