It had been a long year for Saida, who was now relaxing in the backyard. She tried to forget serving detentions with Snape, one of the meanest Professors, for being caught out of bed. She had spent the year passing notes in history of magic and repotting mandrakes in herbology. Hermione, the loveable know-it-all, was one of her best friends. They sat in class laughing at the boy's sad and desperate attempts at deciphering manuscripts in Ancient Runes. She watched Harry zipping around on a new broomstick, the spiffy one, and a nimbus 2000. One of her favorite memories was the day she passed out while levitating- thanks to Fizzing whizbees, one of the Weasley twins many inventions.
And so the school years flew bye one after the next, until Saida was in her seventh and last year. Her boyfriend George Weasley had left two years ago and made a very remarkable exit. The last year had not been easy. It was actually the hardest one she ever had. Some of her friends had died fighting alongside Dumbledore's Army. One of those friends was Ginny Weasley, who Saida had been the best of friends with. They met when Ginny came to school in Saidas second year. They became really good friends and owled each other during the summer. Near the end of Saida's sixth year Ginny had been captured and forced to do evil alongside Voldemort. Saida told the order she would get her back, but Harry was the only one who believed they could. Ginny was killed in the epic battle between Voldemort and Harry three months ago. Harry defeated Voldemort in the end, but Ginny was still gone.
Saida had stayed in bed all summer remembering all the fun she had with Ginny and Hermione. And of course, with the guys. Saida relived the day they all went queuing for quidditch world cup tickets. Harry, Hermione, and Saida were staying at the Weasleys for the rest of the summer. They all piled into the family car and drove to the Ministry of Magic. Fred and George decided to tag along to keep an eye on the car. Fred knew that George only wanted to go because he would get to be around Saida, but didn't argue when George convinced him to come too. They didn't manage to get any tickets but that was the day Ginny found out Saida liked one of her many older brothers.
"You like George, just admit it," Ginny poked Saida in the arm while they sat in the back seat. Fred was driving and Saida was behind the passenger seat. Harry sat between the twins and Ron, Hermione, Ginny and Saida squished into the back. Ginny was whispering all the gross habits George has into Saida's ear. They would giggle and Saida would smile at George in the passenger mirror. Ginny asked to set them up later that night and Saida threatened to get her if she did. Ginny told Fred though. They all ended up going to the world cup with tickets Mr. Weasley got from work.
Ginny told Saida all her stories of running away from Basilisk, scooping dragon poop in Romania with her brother and helping a dragon tooth brusher. They stayed up all night laughing and gossiping about crushes. Ginny was in love with an Aethonan Polo player and the cute guy with the strange name tag, 'burger flipper, the leaky cauldron'. The two of them were scolded for misusing a muggle artifact and spent their nights studying for O.W.L's. Saida was dreading her final year without Ginny. She had to go to the Weasleys burrow tomorrow and was very depressed.
She leaned over, pushed the sleep button on her burnt alarm clock and slipped her tiny feet into the worn in slippers Ginny bought her for Christmas. She grabbed some clean clothes and slumped to the shower. She let the water and tears pour down. She shut off the water, which had now gone cold and wiped the steam on the mirror. She looked at her pretty face and poked her puffy eyes. She looked sad. She dressed quietly in her room, combed her hair and put on some makeup. She grabbed her friendship ring; Ginny had the other one, and went down for breakfast.
"Come on you guys, it is the fastest method of travel. We will have to practice everyday." Hermione had nagged everyone into learning to apparate, so that's how Saida left to go to the burrow. She closed her eyes and opened them again to see a bunch of redheads running towards her when her feet touched the floor. George was first to meet her and he gave her a light, awkward kiss. Saida had been avoiding the Weasleys since Ginny's heart wrenching death.
"Oh Saida, we are so glad to see you." Mrs. Weasley threw her arms around Saida. Saida followed the family into the living room. Everyone sat around and talked about their summer and the new school year. Hermione and Harry had arrived the day before. Hermione and Ron started going out in sixth year too.