Disclaimer: The only ones I own are Jada and Ainsley, the rest are JK's.
I read the letter three times, then casted it aside and put my head in my hands. I felt so guilty, like I was the most horrible person on the planet. I still couldn't bring myself to forgive him though. What he said was awful. My 'Potter fame'? What Potter fame? Surely he didn't think I wanted Harry to know I was his sister because he was the 'famous Harry Potter' right? I got into bed and fell right to sleep.
I awoke the next morning to Angelina's screams. A large tropical bird had flown into the window, a letter attached to its leg. I lept out of bed.
"Shh Angelina, it's okay!" I said as I ran over to the window. "Thank you so much." I gave the bird a couple of Charlie's treats, hoping he'd want them. He took them graciously and flew off.
My Ainsley,
Harry has told me everything as well. He is very happy to know that you exist and are back in his life, as am I. I do not know when I will be returning to you and Harry, but I promise you that when I do, you two will be moving in with me and we can be a family. From what you have told me about Cedric, you care about him very much. Do not let one silly fight get in the way of the happiness you could share together. Your mother and father certainly did not. Now if you and Harry have grown up like I think you have, you two are a pair of stubborn asses. Just like your father. See what develops in a couple of days, and for God's sake, don't be a hardass.
All my love,
Sirius
I smiled as I read the letter. I missed him so much. I decided to spend the day with Fred and George. It hadn't been the three of us in a long time.
"It's about bloody time you came to see us." Fred said sarcastically as I waltzed in their dorm.
"Oh come one guys." I jumped on George's bed. "You know you love me."
"And if we didn't we'd....we'd...ah hell Ainsley. I don't know what we'd do." George mumbled.
I grinned. "How are the products boys?"
"Wonderful, those ton tongued toffees we tried on Dudley before school started are working perfectly. We just have to find a couple of first years too dumb to try them." Fred had come over from his own bed.
"I wish I had seen that."
"It was bloody brilliant." Fred added. The rest of the day consisted of them showing me new prototypes for their joke shop they wanted to open, and me telling them about what Sirius had said. I didn't hear another word from Cedric. Sunday was spent with Jada, gossiping and giggling. The atmosphere in the Great Hall during dinner was that of excitement. Christmas was in a couple of weeks, and that meant the Yule Ball was coming up. People were talking about their dates and what they were going to where.
"I'm going with Viktor Krum." Hermione announced.
"What?" Harry asked.
"He asked me yesterday." She seem pretty excited.
"Yay Hermione! I'm sure you'll have lots of fun." I said and then added "I'm not going."
"Why not?!?!?" Ron practically shouted.
I shrugged. "I don't feel like going."
"I don't think I want to go either, I don't have a date." Angelina said. Just then everyone gasped and began to talk loudly amongst themselves. "Look." Angelina poked me. I turned my head in the direction of the Hufflepuff table. Cedric was standing on top of it. Dumbledore and the teachers all stood up from their seats. Snape went to protest, but Dumbledore stopped him.
"I have something to say." Cedric said loudly so everyone could hear him. "I AM IN LOVE WITH AINSLEY POTTER." He was shouting at the top of his lungs. "There is no one else I want to be with. I have been an insensitive jerk, and I insulted her." He took a deep breath and turned to me. "I want to marry you Ainsley, please find it in your heart to forgive me. I love you." With that I ran out of the Great Hall, my eyes full of tears. I ran down the hallway, towards the stairs to Gryffindor Tower. Halfway there I felt a hand on my shoulder. Cedric had run after me. He turned me around and I slung my arms around his neck, crying into his shoulder. He stepped back and held my face. He began to kiss away my tears.
"I'm so sorry." I said as he kissed my eyelids.
"No it's my fault. The whole thing is my fault. I'm the one that is sorry."
"I should never have hit you."
"You had every right to."
"No."
"Yes."
"No."
"Yes." He began to laugh."I missed you."
I smiled. "I missed you too." I leaned forward and kissed him, his tongue darting in and out of my mouth. I pulled away. "I'm still not going to the Yule Ball."
"What? Why not?"
"I don't want to go to some fancy dance."
"What will I do? I have to go, and I have to have a date."
"Take someone else. I don't mind."
"Ainsley...I mind."
"Cedric I really don't want to go."
"Who should I take?"
I had to think hard about this. Then it dawned on me. "Take Cho Chang. She seems to fancy you, it would make her year."
"Are you sure you don't want to go?"
"I'm positive. Now you have a date!"
"Fine, whatever you say." He kissed me again. Everything was back to normal, and I was happier then ever. The next weekend I was sitting in the common room working on an essay for Charms when Harry and Ron came running in.
I read the letter three times, then casted it aside and put my head in my hands. I felt so guilty, like I was the most horrible person on the planet. I still couldn't bring myself to forgive him though. What he said was awful. My 'Potter fame'? What Potter fame? Surely he didn't think I wanted Harry to know I was his sister because he was the 'famous Harry Potter' right? I got into bed and fell right to sleep.
I awoke the next morning to Angelina's screams. A large tropical bird had flown into the window, a letter attached to its leg. I lept out of bed.
"Shh Angelina, it's okay!" I said as I ran over to the window. "Thank you so much." I gave the bird a couple of Charlie's treats, hoping he'd want them. He took them graciously and flew off.
My Ainsley,
Harry has told me everything as well. He is very happy to know that you exist and are back in his life, as am I. I do not know when I will be returning to you and Harry, but I promise you that when I do, you two will be moving in with me and we can be a family. From what you have told me about Cedric, you care about him very much. Do not let one silly fight get in the way of the happiness you could share together. Your mother and father certainly did not. Now if you and Harry have grown up like I think you have, you two are a pair of stubborn asses. Just like your father. See what develops in a couple of days, and for God's sake, don't be a hardass.
All my love,
Sirius
I smiled as I read the letter. I missed him so much. I decided to spend the day with Fred and George. It hadn't been the three of us in a long time.
"It's about bloody time you came to see us." Fred said sarcastically as I waltzed in their dorm.
"Oh come one guys." I jumped on George's bed. "You know you love me."
"And if we didn't we'd....we'd...ah hell Ainsley. I don't know what we'd do." George mumbled.
I grinned. "How are the products boys?"
"Wonderful, those ton tongued toffees we tried on Dudley before school started are working perfectly. We just have to find a couple of first years too dumb to try them." Fred had come over from his own bed.
"I wish I had seen that."
"It was bloody brilliant." Fred added. The rest of the day consisted of them showing me new prototypes for their joke shop they wanted to open, and me telling them about what Sirius had said. I didn't hear another word from Cedric. Sunday was spent with Jada, gossiping and giggling. The atmosphere in the Great Hall during dinner was that of excitement. Christmas was in a couple of weeks, and that meant the Yule Ball was coming up. People were talking about their dates and what they were going to where.
"I'm going with Viktor Krum." Hermione announced.
"What?" Harry asked.
"He asked me yesterday." She seem pretty excited.
"Yay Hermione! I'm sure you'll have lots of fun." I said and then added "I'm not going."
"Why not?!?!?" Ron practically shouted.
I shrugged. "I don't feel like going."
"I don't think I want to go either, I don't have a date." Angelina said. Just then everyone gasped and began to talk loudly amongst themselves. "Look." Angelina poked me. I turned my head in the direction of the Hufflepuff table. Cedric was standing on top of it. Dumbledore and the teachers all stood up from their seats. Snape went to protest, but Dumbledore stopped him.
"I have something to say." Cedric said loudly so everyone could hear him. "I AM IN LOVE WITH AINSLEY POTTER." He was shouting at the top of his lungs. "There is no one else I want to be with. I have been an insensitive jerk, and I insulted her." He took a deep breath and turned to me. "I want to marry you Ainsley, please find it in your heart to forgive me. I love you." With that I ran out of the Great Hall, my eyes full of tears. I ran down the hallway, towards the stairs to Gryffindor Tower. Halfway there I felt a hand on my shoulder. Cedric had run after me. He turned me around and I slung my arms around his neck, crying into his shoulder. He stepped back and held my face. He began to kiss away my tears.
"I'm so sorry." I said as he kissed my eyelids.
"No it's my fault. The whole thing is my fault. I'm the one that is sorry."
"I should never have hit you."
"You had every right to."
"No."
"Yes."
"No."
"Yes." He began to laugh."I missed you."
I smiled. "I missed you too." I leaned forward and kissed him, his tongue darting in and out of my mouth. I pulled away. "I'm still not going to the Yule Ball."
"What? Why not?"
"I don't want to go to some fancy dance."
"What will I do? I have to go, and I have to have a date."
"Take someone else. I don't mind."
"Ainsley...I mind."
"Cedric I really don't want to go."
"Who should I take?"
I had to think hard about this. Then it dawned on me. "Take Cho Chang. She seems to fancy you, it would make her year."
"Are you sure you don't want to go?"
"I'm positive. Now you have a date!"
"Fine, whatever you say." He kissed me again. Everything was back to normal, and I was happier then ever. The next weekend I was sitting in the common room working on an essay for Charms when Harry and Ron came running in.