Disclaimer: Well guess what I don't own Harry Potter because if I did I would be living in a place more tropical than this and go skiing on the Alps in winter well guess what I DON'T, cheers
Authors Notes: I am a horrible person as I haven't updated in ages! Blame my teacher they are EVIL EVIL creatures and I have written more (I love daydreaming in class its fun fun fun!) I will update A.S.A.P I'm so so so so so so so so so so so sorry.
And a huge THANKYOU to Carmel March for being my one and only reviewer who reviewed both chapters you rock!
Now on with the story!
Yawning Mackenzie sat up glad for the weekend after her encounter with Harry, she could hardly sleep. Leaning on her pillows she sighed remembering the cold hard edge that had appeared in his voice as he told her he didn't believe a word she had said. Hearing one of her dorm mates snuffle in her sleep she slipped out of bed and down to the common room so as she could think without the fear of being woken out of her state to appease on of the other girls in the dorm.
"Good morning Miss Black," Professor McGonagall smiled as Mackenzie was taken aback to see her in the common room.
""Morning Professor, I don't know about good though," a lone tear fell down her face and she quickly wiped it away as she saw the other person standing in the room.
"Black," Harry said curtly as he turned to the Professor. "Thankyou professor, for that."
He bound up the boys staircases two at time in his rush to get out of the uncomfortable situation. Mackenzie sighed as she looked at the stern professor who had an unreadable look on her face.
"I'd better get ready for school now, see you in class ma'am," she sighed turning to the staircase and walked up them as slowly as her feet would carry her.
"You'll love it!" Parvarti squealed as Mackenzie drained her third cup of very strong black coffee.
"I'm sure," she replied dryly as she refilled her cup
"Jeez, how many of those do you drink?" asked Seamus as he sat down across from her next to Lavender.
"As many as I want and can handle," she retorted taking another sip to prove her point.
Parvarti giggled as Lavender said, "Yeah after a night on the pitch with some boy!"
"Ohhhh, so tall dark and handsome?" Parvarti prodded through her giggles as Mackenzie looked disgusted.
"AHHH I went for a walk LEAVE IT!" Harry yelled silencing the chattering hall full of students as Hermione stood up too. "On the Quidditch Pitch in the middle of the night LOOKING AS IF YOUR OWL DIED?" she finished shrilly as Mackenzie's eyes widened.
"It's NONE of your business," Harry finished tiredly as he turned and walked out of the hall. Parvarti giggled again "So that's who you were with!" Mackenzie following Harry's lead walked out of the hall yelling to the girls over her shoulder, "Curiosity killed the cat!"
Seeing Harry walking and muttering Mackenzie decided to stay out of his way as they both walked to Hogsmeade.
"Argh!" Harry yelled out in frustration
"What?" Mackenzie asked mentally slapping herself as she did so
"Hermione, she thinks that life is all peaches but she doesn't understand, you came along and screwed up everything!" Mackenzie's eyes widened and her mouth dropped in shock. "Well sorry, I didn't mean to come back and screw up your perfect life," she replied sarcastically Harry suddenly pulling her back toward him.
"You knew me at one of the WORST times of my life and I just don't want everyone knowing," he shrugged gripping her arm tighter
"Knowing what that you contemplated suicide at eight?"
"Shhh! The wizarding world had ears," he grimaced at the closeness
"Fine, goodbye Harry,"
"Goodbye, Indy," he said softly as he released her walking toward Hogsmeade as tears filled her eye.
Mackenzie sunk to the ground tears flowing freely as she remembered how much he relied on her for almost everything before she left. She noticed a red head walking up to her. "So why is a girl crying on a Hogsmeade weekend?" he asked as she gratefully took the tissues he offered.
"It's already a bad day," she replied as he sat down beside her
"My names George by the way," he shook her hand
"Mackenzie," she sniffled as she raised her head to look at him and looked startled.
"What?" he asked concerned
"George, I uh have to go," she ran off leaving a very confused person in her wake.
Seeing a quaint little book shop Mackenzie looked ferverantly around before walking inside. Perusing the shelves she noticed that they were all muggle titles. Picking up a book she dusted off the thin layer of dust that had accumulated. Winter, the title made her shiver as she flicked through it remembering the climax of the book she shut it quickly as she noticed a sales person looking at her. Putting the book back on the shelf Mackenzie spun on her heel to exit the shop but stopped when she realised that Harry was at the counter.
"Shit," she swore to herself as she tried to sneak out of the place, which she did quite successfully.
Sighing she entered Weasley's Wizarding Wheezes (new shop, new location HUGE DISCOUNTS!) and smiled as she looked through he shelves.
"May I help you?" Mackenzie jumped as the person said this spinning around her mouth dropped open. "George?" she asked
"No, I'm Fred, George's brother," Mackenzie looked embarrassed as he waved it off
"Sorry," she still apologised
"Mackenzie!" George smiled seeing the girl he had met on his break
"George?" she asked still embarrassed
"Yeah, you've met my brother Fred," he gestured toward the other red head next to her
"Uh, yeah," she smiled as Fred left them to talk
"Your not crying anymore, good day yet?" he asked gently as she smiled a little more
"Not really just a fraction better," George steered her toward the office as she looked confused.
"We can talk better in here, what do you think?" he asked bashfully as she smiled at him widely.
"Sounds good to me!" as she walked through the doorway as George let he through first. Shutting the door behind them he felt her nervousness as the sat down on the one couch inside the office.
"So what do you want to talk about?" Mackenzie asked as she chewed on her thumb nail
"I don't know, um, do you have a best friend, a boyfriend, favourite colour and that stuff?"
"Um, I had a best friend, no boyfriend and my favourite colour is pink, and how about you?"
"My best friend is my brother Fred, my twin, I don't have a boyfriend or a girlfriend and my favourite colour is blue," Mackenzie smiled
"It's cool your brother is your best friend," George looked puzzled.
"Used to have a best friend?" Mackenzie looked at him
"Um, yeah used to have a best friend, we had a falling out I moved countries and we grew apart,"
"That's got to suck," George looked sympathetic
""It's alright," she shrugged it off as she glanced at her watch
"So, uh," George stumbled as Mackenzie stood up
"It's um nearly time for me to go back to school,"
"Really?" George looked surprised as Mackenzie looked to the floor speaking
"Sorry I do have to go," as she opened the door George followed her out
"Okay, I'll see you later?" Mackenzie smiled at him as her insides turned to jelly
"Sounds very good," he smiled at her as he opened the door giving a low bow and held her hand to his lips
"Good evening, Mackenzie," he said as her face broke into a grin and a faint blush coloured her cheeks
"Good evening George and she left the shop.
"Have a good day in Hogsmeade?"
"Yeah, I did actually," Mackenzie replied smiling a secretive smile
"Oh my, did you get up to something?" Mackenzie glanced at her rolling her eyes
"Lavender do you always think like that?"
"Yeah, I actually I think I do," she shrugged reaching for her goblet
"Nice to know," Mackenzie looked toward where the Golden Trio sat, much happier than this morning.
"So you do anything interesting?" Parvarti asked as she sat down in the seat next to Mackenzie blocking her view of the three she had been watching
"Not much, just the usual for Hogsmeade," Lavender shrugged as Parvarti turned to Mackenzie
"Did you have a good time?" as Mackenzie snapped put of her daydream
"Um, it was okay I went to a bookshop and the Weasley's Joke Shop," she smiled at this as Lavender and Parvarti exchanged a look.
"Is that it?" asked Lavender surprised as Mackenzie shrugged
"Yeah, it was actually fun, I mean I know it may not have been your thing but it was mine," Parvarti nodded as she put some salad on her plate.
"True each to their own," as silence lapsed the entire Great Hall was filled with the clinking and scraping of eating.