A/N -Yeah, uh no excuses, I've just been really lazy posting this. Thanks for the reviews last chapter! Hope you enjoy this chapter, I made a few changes from my original.
A Ball of Sorts
Chapter 2: A Slytherin, a separation, and a Mum.
By: Spazzy Magee
Mike, Tonks, Torry and Charlie made their way to the Great Hall for the last breakfast of the school year. Although Ravenclaw had won the House Cup, the four we're in good spirits. They'd spent most of last night collecting their possessions and packing, Tonks had quit halfway through falling asleep saying she'd do it in the morning. They soon sat down at their spot near the back of the Gryffindor table.
"Well, last day of school. But we always have next year." Tonks said buttering herself a piece of toast.
"Yeah well, more important things are going to happen in the next two weeks." Charlie said nodding his head back to where Melissa and her gang stood laughing obnoxiously.
"For the love of Merlin, please do not remind me. I can see the hideous dress robes now." Mike groaned pouring himself some cold cereal.
"They can't be that hideous, anyways mail's arrived." Torry assured him. Four owls flew their way flinging envelopes onto their plates, or in Mike's case into his bowl which he quickly salved from a milky demise. Charlie's family owl, Errol sat on the edge of the milk jug. Charlie stroked him gently.
"One day this old bird is going injure itself or someone delivering mail." He said turning his attention to his letter. "It's from Mum."
"Cheers." Tonks said simply before everyone ripped open their mail. For a few minutes silence endured, with a few snorts and groans, then came show and tell.
"-Tor' I'm so excited when you get back me and you are going to spend some quality girl time together, we'll buy a gorgeous dress oh and shoes! Oh, I'll have to beat the boys with a broomstick to keep them off you." Torry read with mock enthusiasm, crumpling the parchment up and flinging behind her into some random Hufflepuff's shoulder.
"Charlie your becoming a man everyday, I remember Bill's first little party. Your father has some rather charming dress robes that would look very handsome on you. And maybe you could borrow Bill's dress shoes." Charlie read sighing.
"Once you get off that train, your father is going to take you to go get your dress robes. It's good that you and your father will have some man-to-man bonding time. I would go so I could help, but I've already told your father that green doesn't go good with your face and blue is just too, blue." A depressed Mike said, wishing he had left the letter to drown within his bowl.
"Nymphadora, I know you love to change your hair into exciting and eye-catching colors and styles, but for this occasion and for me could you please go as yourself. You'd make me so proud, oh and I have a surprise for you when we get home!" Tonks said, putting on her best Andromeda Tonks voice.
Everybody in the group, just sat there looking at their food. Tonks began to stand up.
"Well, now that I've lost my appetite, I have to go finish my packing now that I'm fully rested. See you guys in a bit." She said then made her way into the entrance hall.
The doors of the hall were open, letting in sunshine and a nice warm breeze that made Tonks' stomach flip, she was glad it was the summer. Turning down a less breezy and bright corridor she ran headlong into someone. Stumbling backwards she soon regained her balance, holding her head and eyes closed.
"Sorry, sorry I wasn't watching where I was going. Bollocks I'm clumsy." Tonks' apologized to her unknown hall obstacle.
"But Nymphadora, I'm always watching you. Don't worry, your prince charming will always catch you." Said a deep male voice. Tonks' eyes snapped open at her first name.
What she saw in front of her made her want to turn on her heel, go back in to the Great Hall and read her mother's letter until she had it memorized by heart.
A young man was blocking her path. He was tall and well built, with light blue piercing eyes. His black hair was styled in such a way that 3 stands fell into his eyes. This was enough to make any young girl squeal with excitement. But not Tonks, she found him as a pompous git.
"Oh really? I'm so thrilled that I have a stalker, and when you find my prince charming, do point him out, Victor." Tonks ended gritting her teeth with a false smile.
She made to go past the tall obstacle, but Victor grabbed her forearm rather tightly. Him, being for the seeker for Slytherin and all, she decided to keep her arm intact.
"Why don't you ditch that Weasley and come hang out with me. I'd be glad to have you as my company." He said flashing his smile.
"How about I don't and say I did, just to keep it simple." Tonks replied in mock sweetness then kicked him as hard as her small legs would allow, in his shin. As soon as he let go in pain she tore off down the corridor.
Tonks arrived in the dormitory with no more disturbances, besides tripping on the stairs several times and running into a chair. Deciding to get down to business, she began saying 'Accio' for about anything she needed, or hadn't packed she had lost over the school year and hadn't bothered looking for it. After finding a book, a necklace, some socks and other things she finally closed her trunk with a snap.
A while later, on the carriage to Hogsmeade.
The 4 friends were now sitting in a horseless carriage as it made it's way to Hogsmeade and to the train that would take them back home. Torry was once again absorbed inside a thick book, Tonks and Charlie were causing a rather pointless, and also endless argument about which teams would make it to the cup this year. While Mike was looking out the carriage window as if he would never see the sun again.
Torry noticed this sudden change of demeanor, usually Mike would be arguing along with Tonks and Charlie, "What's the matter, Mike?" she asked, her facial expression rigged with concern.
He sighed and looked from her to the other two occupants in the rickety carriage.
"You guys, we've known each other since coming here in our 1st year. Next year it's all over! What if we never see each other again?" Mike answered, a serious pleading look on his face, made the others stop and think. Silence hung around and inside their heads for a few moments.
Until Torry spoke up, "You guys are my best friends. You didn't see me for the quiet, bookworm. You saw me as Torry. I knew from then on, that's what friends are for." A far-away look sat in her eyes as she eyed outside of the window.
They all smiled, Tonks smirked then said, "Your thinking that we'll never see each other again, maybe we won't. But I remember a simple but true motto we came up with in our 2nd year. Although we were 12, and pretty clueless might I add, we took it seriously and promised not to abandon it so long as one of us lives."
"Never leave a friend to see it to the end." The carriage echoed as the four said it in unison.
"I have to admit that is really corny, (A/N: Charlie's saying what I think it is. xD) but I like the actual meaning behind it. But if we do go our separate ways and forget about each other in the next years," Mike gave a small sigh. "-I'm positive that one day on the street, at a party, or something that we'll see each other again." Charlie said placing reassurance in each of them. Mikes attitude had changed as the carriage stopped at the station.
As the scarlet train rolled to a stop. The four teens in the last compartment on the train hadn't even moved. As if to walk out, they would be sucked into an impending doom.
Tonks stood up abruptly, "You guys! We still have a year left together This time next year you can pout and mope. But not now, come on...I swear if you make me cry...we still have a year together. A year...just, a year."
Tonks stood there, hopeless. A year was nothing compared to the six they had helped, laughed, cried, and known each other. Tears began to swell up her vision, she quickly looked down so they wouldn't see her cry. She had never cried over a reason like this before. Suddenly, a figure came up and hugged her, she could tell it was Charlie because of the tuft of ginger hair she could see. The other two followed in suit. They stood there until Tonks broke away.
"I'd hate to see us next year, we'll all start crying flooding the compartment with tears, and kissing each other. Come on." She said wiping away her tears and heading for her trunk.
Once they got off the train Tonks had recovered from her moment. They exchanged goodbyes, and then set off to their different families. Charlie set off to his mother and siblings, which one the small girl waved to Tonks.
Tonks finally made it to her mum. A woman with a pale face and pale features. Her hair was a long black that fell into ringlets around her shoulders. Tonks was pulled into a motherly hugged.
The woman smiled sweetly."How was it this year Dora?" she asked.
Tonks had grown grateful of her mum's nickname for her. It was much better than the 4 syllable name she really had.
"It was fine, same old, same old. Except for potions of course that's always been a right pain." she answered as they made their way out of Kings Cross. They're home lived a good amount of blocks away. London had it's ups and downs. "And the detentions of course."
Andromeda, almost abruptly, changed the subject. "Well aren't you excited about the ball for Mrs. Kramers' daughter? The others were thrilled when I told them." Andromeda said, Tonks half expected her mum to burst into giggles.
"Of course." Tonks smirked.
"And guess what? I took all day tomorrow off just so we could go and pick out your dress. Oh! I can't believe I forgot. Shoes! We'll need to find you shoes, oh won't this be so exciting and fun. Genuine mother and daughter time!" Andromeda gushed excitedly.
Tonks inwardly groaned, tripping on an upraised cobblestone and from her mum.
To be continued...
Ok yeah, I know it's been forever. But please love me, schools out more time for stories!
I really had this chappie half-way done like a while back, but there was this scene I cut out.
It involved Tonks' accidently breaking Charlie's nose, with a tiny itsy bit of fluff. But I cut it out, and then I had to figure out how to sew the scenes together.
Gosh, I feel like a director on a DVD, explaining the next scene that was deleted.
I had to throw Molly in, I wuv her. Also, tell me how you like Andromeda. I thought she was funny. I had a blast writing her lines. I know I'm blabbing, but schools out and I'm excited. Anyways we'll be seeing Victor more, and more of his pompous ass-holyness. Tonks trying on dresses, A little bit of their party plan unfolding. A new twist to the party, and- Well you seriously want all the details? Read the summary.
Also, I'm probably gonna need characters for the party, if you guys really want to submit characters I'll appreciate it. See ya next time.
I wouldn't be a fanfic writer if I didn't ask this. Please leave a review pretty, pretty please? PS. Break Lines aren't coming up.