Chapter 3 To Understand

All the student went to their house tables though after today they would sit with their friends. Sarah and Tiffany went with Sarah's cousins to the Griffindor table, Mark and Bart to Slytherin, Shufoy and Ryan to Hufflpuff, and Prenhoe and Micheal to Ravenclaw. Professor Magonagall walked up using her cane and dragging the three legged stool and sorting hat behind her. Her hair was pulled back in a tight bun but was thinning, she wore emerald robes that sept the floor with the same ole flush they had when Harry Ron and Hermione had been in school. She sat the stool down in the middle of the room and pulled out a scroll and began to read of the long list of names on it. With each name that was read off a small 11 year old would walk up take their place on the stool and the hat would yell out the name of the house they would be in. To the older students this was a laughable thing just something else to sit through before the feast the younger ones sat watching remembering what it had been like to sit up there. Sarah studied the teachers most of them were jumpy and not sure of anything. Binns still taught History of Magic, Hagrid had retired and now Ginny taught Care of Magical Creatures, Declur taught potions, Snape taught Defense of the Dark Arts, and Neville taught Herbology. The rest of the teachers were young but they had seen a lot after Voldomort was killed the Death Eaters tried to finish his work a lot of death had come of that and it was still going on.

While eating the Welcome feast everyone talked about summer hoilday and that brought everyone to one question the one everyone in the Weasly family was dreading. "Is it true did Mr. Ron Weasly really die?" or "Did Potter's sidekick die?" and then the wave of nodds and "Yeah it is true" came in that only brought "I am soo sorry.". All the Weasly's went back to the Griffindor tower early that night their friends followed behind them to console be a shoulder to cry on. But they didn't do much good. Tiffiany walked in about a half hour after Sarah and her cousins reached the tower.

"Hey Weasly's here Lupin sent chocolate." Tiffany said in her normal don't-worry-be-happy carefree voice as she dropped a box on a table between all of the red heads infront of the fire."Oh and Sarah some one wants you outside the 'ole ya might wanna go see 'em he is a tad worried relapse or something I didn't ask questions." Tiffany said biting off the head of a chocolate frog.

"Who is it?" Sarah asked trying not to look like she was ready to go scream out all her fears to the woods back at her house.

"Take a gessus. He really is worried though never seen him freak over a mortal gal with out a pop before." Sarah didn't ask just walked on out to see who she was talking about. when she stepped out of the portait hole she about stepped into Prenhoe's arms as he stood there waiting. This was out of Prenhoe's character to be so kind and tender with out Shufoy pushing him into it. Prenhoe stood a smirk on his face as he caught Sarah who despite her effort was blushing maddly.

"Tiff said ya wanted me." Sarah said strainting up.

"No, I just wanted to make sure they didn't upset you too much I know it is difficult to do this." Prenhoe said doing his best to be straight out but not too forward about what he meant. He did this alot and it sounded like he was talking in circles to Sarah most the time.

"Ahh I see...I am fine Pren relax I have been preparing for this for weeks." There was a long pause as they stared at eachother. "Look Pren, Tiffany said something earlier and so did Bart and I don't want you to get the wrong idea."

"How's that Sarah?" Prenhoe asked not understanding what Sarah ment.

"Well, everyone seems to think you have feelings for me more than a friend. I love you Prenhoe, yes. But you are like an older brother to me you are the one I run to when I need help. You are always there to protect me." Prenhoe laughed at what she said. Sarah glared at him. Prenhoe's gentle laugh was like a lalaby to a young child it was comforting and rang like church bells in the empty corridor.

"Sarah you can't belive everything you hear. You are a friend like I told the Tomb Robber. Relax I am the last thing you need to complicate your life at this point." Sarah understood now Prenhoe was doing what any good friend would do. Sarah kissed his cheek.

"Thank you Prince." Prenhoe rubbed his cheek.

"For what I didn't do anything?" Prenhoe asked confused.

"For everything it really means alot to me."Sarah said turning and walking back inside leaving Prenhoe to understand what just happened which was very hard he was never good with girls.

Sarah walked through the common room not stopping for anything she seemed to have a huge weight lifted off her shoulders. Tiffany jumped up and followed her as soon as they were in their dorm Tiffany turned to Sarah.

"Soooo what did he want?" Tiffany asked for a moment Sarah thought Tiffany might actually not mind the kiss on the cheek.

"Nothing just worried I took tonight too hard."

"Yeah right. You are all he talks about."Tiffany said dropping into her bed. Sarah did the same still in their school robes.

"Sarah, do you like him?"Tiffany asked seriously.

"Yes, but it don't matter there are some things that will never be and you know that." Tiffany nodded understanding she had liked Mark for a very long time but he was in a steady relationship and had never given her a second thought.

"Sarah? The night your father died what happened?" Tiffany asked. Sarah shivered at the thought and sat up as her black cat Fluffy named after the three headed dog curled up in her lap.

"Umm well. Dad, Harry, and I were headed to go fly our brooms out in the woods behind our house. Mum made Dad put street lamps up and I heard three pops. 3 hooded figures stood under one of the end lamps holding their wands ready to kill us. Harry and Ron had two of them down to the ground in a curse a piece they were dead not the killing curse they had made up one some how. You know the order it is the same strength just not illegal. The third raised his wand and pointed it at Harry he yelled...he yelled the killing curse and Dad jumped to push Harry to the ground and Dad got hit. He let out a whimper and was dead before he hit the ground. I remember his limp lifeless body laying there on the ground. I don't know what happened next the wand was pointed at me then the other guy was dead on the ground. I remember Harry pulling Dad's body up in his arms and crying the first time I ever saw him cry. Percy showed up a few minutes later and 'cleaned' the scene. 'That is what he deserved for hanging out with you, Potter. I would like to say that I am sorry, Sarah, but grow up. This is an everyday thing. Learn to live with it'. That is what he said before Harry took me back to the house." Sarah was in tears at this point the whole thing had played over in her head a hundred times scine Ron died.

"Sarah have you told anyone about this?" Tiffany asked a hint of worry in her voice.

"No, I couldn't. I should of and I will soon." Sarah said as she slid down under her covers. Soon the rest the girls came up and everyone soon fell asleep.