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Author's Notes: Hey everyone! How's things going? I think that this is the longest chapter so far! But, it does include Rajai's letter! ;) I know some of you have been waiting for it, hope you like this chapter! Take care! Thanks for all the reviews! Please continue to let me know what you think!

Love, Hugs, and Paix,

Sanjana

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Chapter 5

"Alright everyone, I'm heading off to bed now." Ginny said as they walked into the common room. They had just finished band practice on that Saturday night.

"I'm going too!" Colin said and then blushed adding, "In my own bed!"

"Good idea," Ginny joked, as she headed to her dormitory. Colin walked in the opposite direction to his room, while Dean and Seamus brought up the rear.

"Goodnight, blokes!" Ginny called to them, as she walked up the stairs. The three boys responded to her retreating back.

Dean yawned, "I'm exhausted. What about you, Seamus?" He asked and turned to his friend.

"Yeah…" he said distractedly.

Dean raised an eyebrow at Seamus. He didn't understand what was going on with him. Ever since the Monday after the first D.A. meeting, Seamus hadn't said much to him, and hadn't been comfortable around him. He decided that he would sit down and talk to his friend before they went to their rooms.

Dean put his hand out to stop Seamus from walking, and said "Hold up, I want to talk to you."

Seamus looked like he'd rather be elsewhere, but stopped walking.

"Oye, aren't you two going to bed?" Colin called to them, he was already by the stairs, and Ginny was already out of sight.

"We remembered we had to do something tonight." Dean replied. "Goodnight, Colin!"

"Night!" Colin said, as he yawned.

Dean turned to Seamus and said, "Let's sit down by that table," pointing to the table to which he was referring to.

Seamus nodded to him and then said goodnight to Colin. After, he followed Dean to the table and sat across from him.

"What's up?" Dean asked, his forehead creasing. He was worried about Seamus. For a whole week he had been this way, and it bothered Dean because he couldn't communicate with his best friend. "And don't say it's nothing."

Seamus looked like he was considering how he should respond.

He knew it wasn't about Lavendar, because he saw that they were still very much together and in love. "Talk to me. Did I do something?"

"No, of course not, mate!" Seamus said hurriedly. There was a small pause, as Dean saw that it seemed as if Seamus was struggling to say his next words. "…I have to tell you something," he said slowly.

"Go on then," Dean said, hoping to encourage his friend to tell him what was wrong.

Seamus looked at the table and said, "I was thinking…to hook you up with," he cleared his throat and then continued, "Padma."

Dean burst out laughing. This was another one of Seamus's weird jokes and he was so serious that Dean just had to laugh. Seamus's eyes widened a bit, shocked by Dean's response to his idea.

"You…really…do need to sleep, mate." Dean said, his laughter dying out, leaving him a bit breathless.

"Dean, I'm serious! That wasn't a joke!" Seamus exclaimed.

Dean became serious, wondering what his friend was going on about.

"Why would you want to hook me up with Padma? You know I fancy Parvati." Dean said logically.

"I just think that Padma would suit you better…don't you think so?" He finished lamely.

"No, I don't. I hardly know her," Dean responded. He really wanted to know where his friend was going with this.

"But Padma looks like Parvati, since they are twins, so you would still be with Parvati, only thing it would be her sister that you were with…" Seamus trailed off.

Why was he pushing this? Dean thought. It didn't make sense. He gave a small sigh, feeling the sleepiness coming over him.

"Padma is not Parvati, no matter how much they look a like, and they don't have the same personality. I fancy Parvati and that's it." Dean said, some finality in his tone. "And wasn't it you who told me to go after Parvati and 'just do it'?" Dean asked, quoting his friend's earlier words.

Seamus sighed, "Dean…"

"No, Seamus, I don't get you, one minute you're telling me to go after her and the next to forget her and go with her sister?" Dean asked, his voice showing his frustration. He thought he was finally getting somewhere with Parvati and now his friend was telling him this.

"Ok, don't fancy Padma then, how about…" Seamus trailed off, thinking of someone else to suggest to his friend.

"Listen, Mate, until you don't give me a reason for me to stop fancying Parvati, then I will continue with what my heart is telling me to do." Dean said intensely. His heart was telling him that he wanted to be with Parvati, and so he would listen to it.

"She's…she isn't your type! Trust me!" Seamus exclaimed, frustrated.

"That's not a GOOD reason, Finnigan." Dean said, some anger evident in his voice. Usually Seamus was his number one supporter, and now he was just being unreasonable. Couldn't he see how much he liked Parvati? Maybe it was better when his friend didn't know.

Seamus looked a bit apologetic, and said, "I'm sorry, I just have this feeling…" he looked Dean straight in his eye, for the first time since they talked tonight and continued, "I just don't want to see you get hurt, I know how much you fancy her…" He looked back down at the table and waited for his response.

Dean gave a tired sigh. Now he understood why his friend was acting this way. Seamus doesn't think that Parvati might fancy me the way I fancy her, Dean thought.

He looked at his friend and saw that he looked a bit defeated. "I'm sorry for biting your head off," Dean started, "You know, I'm a tad bit sensitive when it comes to my heart."

Seamus looked up and gave him a small smile, "I know that, Mate, that's why I'm worried."

"You've been worried a whole week over me?" Dean asked, surprised.

"Yeah," Seamus answered truthfully.

"I appreciate that, but I think I can handle this…the worst thing that could happen is that she doesn't fancy me and rejects me, and then finds a bloke who she loves." Dean felt his stomach sink when he thought of those possibilities, and he missed the look that Seamus had given him.

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Parvati turned to lay on her stomach that Monday night. She didn't know why, but something was sub-consciously bothering her, but she didn't know what it was. She guessed maybe it was the fact that her mother had owled her a week ago asking her whether she had gotten Rajai's letter and what she thought of him.

Ever since that morning, when she had received Rajai's owl, she hadn't written back to neither him nor her parents. She had gotten a bit busy with school and friends that she didn't get a chance to sit down and write a letter back to him.

Parvati turned to lie on her back, trying to find a comfortable position.

"Parvati?" Lavendar, who was sleeping on the bed next to her, whispered loudly. "Are you up?"

Parvati sighed sadly, "Yeah, I can't get to sleep," she whispered back.

"Why?" Lavendar whispered.

Parvati raised herself to a sitting position and leaned her back against the board. "I don't know," she replied. She could see the moonlight shinning from the window across from her, and that the other two girls were fast asleep.

She heard Lavendar's bed creak and saw, with the help of the moonlight, that Lavendar had also sat in the same position as her.

"Can't you sleep either?" Parvati asked her friend. Usually Lavendar had always been sleeping soundly while Parvati tossed and turned. Parvati always tried to prevent herself from making too much noise, because she didn't want to wake up the others.

Parv…" Lavendar started, "I need to talk to you."

"What's wrong? Is it Seamus?" Parvati asked, concern in her voice.

"It's not Seamus…well, it is in a way…" she trailed off softly.

Parvati couldn't hear her clearly and said, "Lav, I didn't hear what you said."

Lavendar got out of bed and walked towards hers. Parvati understood and scooted over. She remembered on some weekends they would both be up just talking. They hadn't done that in a while.

Lavendar sat down next to her friend and pulled the covers to herself. There was a small pause before Lavendar asked, "Parv…promise you won't be mad at me?"

Parvati felt her stomach flutter, knowing it was something bad. She took a deep breath to calm her nerves and said, "Of course not…well, I'll try not to be," she added. "What is it?" She turned to Lavendar waiting.

Lavendar cleared her throat, looking straight ahead, and slowly said, "Seamus and I were talking and-"

"You told him!" Parvati accused, her voice raised.

"It was only because-"

"You promised!" Parvati cut off again.

"I know, but-"

"I can't believe you!" Parvati couldn't let her finish speaking. She felt betrayed. Lavendar had never betrayed her trust. She was angry with her friend, but she was also hurt and embarrassed. She didn't want anyone to know about Rajai. "I trusted you!" She continued angrily, her frustration getting the better of the situation. She felt her eyes slowly filling up with tears. "How could you embarrass me like that!"

Lavendar waited until her friend had paused before beginning, "Parv, you don't understand, just listen to me." She said hurriedly, hoping to get a whole sentence in.

Parvati sniffed, as she wiped the tears from her eyes. She felt so embarrassed! Someone else knew! "How long has he known for?"

"I want to explain to you why I told-" Lavendar started.

"How long has he known?" Parvati asked again, this time slowly and with more anger in her tone.

"A week…" Lavendar said softly.

He had known for a week! He must have thought her strange! "When did you tell him?" Parvati asked, her tone the same.

"The day after the first D.A. meeting…" Lavendar answered sadly.

"Now he must think I'm strange!" Parvati exclaimed. "How could you?" Parvati's tears flowed down her cheeks faster and she couldn't hold it in any longer. How many others knew? "Is he the only one?"

"Parv, don't cry! Please!" Lavendar said helplessly. She hugged her friend, and Parvati let her comfort her. "No one else knows! Just me…and Seamus. Honest!"

"What if he tells Dean?" Parvati asked softly, through her tears.

"Shh, don't worry, Hun, he won't tell Dean anything, I made him promise me."

"A lot of good promises are." Parvati said scornfully.

After a pause Lavendar said, "That hurt, Parv…but I deserved it, but listen to me, I had to tell Seamus."

"Why?" Parvati asked, now willing to hear Lavendar's explanation. Her tears had subsided and she just felt horrid. Deep down she knew her friend had a good reason to have told Seamus. Still, it didn't mean that she liked the idea that he knew.

"We were talking about the D.A. meeting, while we were watching the stars again, and he mentioned how Dean liked you. But it seems that he had promised Dean he wouldn't tell me, but he was just so excited that Dean was making progress with…you." Lavendar said, as she released her friend and watched her in the dark.

"Dean…progressing with me?" Parvati asked confused. What is she talking about? She thought.

"I just had to tell you so you knew…you know considering your future partner…Dean fancies you…a lot," Lavendar said.

Parvati felt a mix of emotions. She wasn't sure how she should have felt, but she felt that small flutter in her stomach, and at the same time, she felt her stomach sink. "What should I do? We've become great friends…but I don't want to lead him on."

"That's why I knew I had to tell you, I know you wouldn't want to unknowingly lead him on." Lavendar answered. "I'm not sure what you should do…"

Parvati thought for a moment. What could she do?

"What about Rajai?" Lavendar asked, breaking the silence.

"What about him?" Parvati asked, confused.

"Have you written back?"

"No…I've been a bit busy…with school…you…and Dean…" Parvati answered slowly. She realized something, she had been spending a lot more time with Dean lately, and he might have thought that she fancied him as well! "Oh, Dean! He must think I fancy him because we've been doing homework together and spending more time together! I'm a horrid person!" She exclaimed softly, more to herself than Lavendar.

"No, Parv, don't say that! You're a wonderful person, that's why he fancies you!" Lavendar said sincerely. "I think…" she started and then trailed off.

"What is it?" Parvati asked, hoping her friend had the answer.

"I think that you should probably write back to Rajai, and your parents…"

"And what about Dean?"

"Be normal with him, don't let him know that you know. He is a good guy though."

"I know that." Parvati replied. He was a sweet guy and she didn't want to hurt his feelings.

"It's going to be okay, just take it day by day." Lavendar suggested.

Parvati sighed.

"I'm really sorry," Lavendar said again, her voice remorseful.

"It's okay, you did the right thing by telling me." Parvati said, and she gave her friend a small smile, "Thanks."

"It's nothing, don't thank me." Lavendar rushed, waving away her thank you.

"So should I study with Dean tomorrow?" Parvati asked, uncertainty in her voice.

"Yeah, be normal," Lavendar encouraged. "He'll get over you slowly, I'm sure once he sees that you only like him as a friend, he won't think otherwise."

"I hope you're right…" Parvati said.

"I think you should write back to Rajai. It's been about three weeks," Lavendar mentioned again.

"Yes, you're right, it's not fair to him." Parvati answered. She could see her friend nod her head. "I think you should go and sleep now, it's late, and we have Potions tomorrow."

"Aren't you going to go to sleep too?" Lavendar asked worried.

"In a while, I need to do something before…" Parvati trailed off, and then she got off her bed. She could hear her bed creak and know that Lavendar had got out of her bed and was heading toward hers.

"Night, Parv, don't stay up too late." Lavendar said softly, giving her friend some privacy.

"Night, Lav," Parvati replied, as she walked to her trunk and slowly opened it. She dug into it and found what she was looking for. She walked back to her bed, got in, and took her wand from her nightstand. She pulled the covers over her head and said, "Lumos."

She unfolded the parchment and started to read:

"Dearest Parvati,

What a beautiful name you have, along with a beautiful face. How lucky I am to know that I will be married to the most beautiful and most intelligent woman in the world. As you know, I have already seen your picture.

Let me further introduce myself to you. My name is Rajai Chandresh Roshan. I am nineteen years of age, and as I have sent you my picture you now know what I look like, and I hope that you will find me a good suitor for you. This picture was taken at my graduation, by now I do believe I have changed a little, as I think you must have too. I hope to build up some suspense, until we meet.

I am an only child. I am a pure-blood. Both my parents own a store in our 'Diagon Alley' in India. We are well off and once we are married, we will live lavishly.

You need not worry, for although I had an Indian accent, now being in London for a year almost, I have gotten an hint of an English accent. I know how some Desi women don't like to hear the Indian accent.

As you know, I am an auror-in-training. I have a long way to go before I complete all my training, but when I do, I will be the best auror there will ever be. What do you plan to do for your career? I am ready and willing to support you in whatever you wish to do.

Please respond as soon as you can. I am awaiting your letter. I hope you are happy and smiling as you read this. I can't wait to meet you in December. That will most definitely be my favorite and amazing first time celebrating Christmas.

Take care, Meri Jaan (My Sweetheart). Hoping to hear from you soon.

Love,

Rajai"

Parvati finished reading it and sighed. She took the picture and put it under the light. She looked at it for the second time, since she had received it, once when she just received his letter, and now.

He was very handsome. He had a modern look about him, and he did have some sense of style. He wore black robes with his shirt collars sticking up. He stood tall, Parvati guessed about 5'10. He had short, straight black hair. His face was clean-shaved and he had a nice smile, very proud of himself.

If she were honest with herself, she would admit that if she had seen him walking around Diagon Alley or Hogwarts, she would have thought him cute and possibly be interested in him, depending on the kind of person he was.

His letter was interesting to read, he was quite open with her, telling her more than she expected him too. He seemed like a proud person from the way he wrote, talking about his bloodline and money. It reminded her of someone, but she tried not to stereotype him. Maybe he just didn't know what else to say and he's trying to impress you, Lavendar had said, when Parvati told her what she thought.

Parvati agreed with Lavendar.

She was a bit anxious to meet him. She thought about it a few times, but not for long, because something or someone would come along and take her mind off him.

She wasn't sad about him right now. He seemed like a nice guy, and supportive, and very romantic from the way he wrote to her. She assumed that he was very affectionate. She would respond to him tomorrow after her classes, and then reply to her parents. She didn't want them to get any ideas in their heads and start exaggerating about her reasons for not replying.

She rested the picture on the parchment and rolled up the letter. She put the light out and walked back to her trunk. She tucked his letter deep into her trunk and then locked it, just incase.

She then walked back to her bed and wrapped herself in her sheets. Take it one day at a time, she told herself. It'll be okay. Dean will get over me, how long can he fancy me anyway? I'm sure there are many other girls who fancy him, especially since the Feast and his performance.

She hoped that she could act normal around him and be a good friend to him. He deserved only the best of her, and she wanted to give that to him.

She closed her eyes and soon drifted off to sleep, fatigue taking over. That night, she dreamt of a tall boy, with short, black hair, and a guitar.

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