Another chapter! I didn't get many reviews…I'm very disappointed in you people! No, just kidding.
On with the emotionally scarred story!
Chapter 22
Cassidy's POV
Linds and I left the next day. Mum and Dad were so happy all day! It made Linds andvery hyper. Haley, Austin, and Shane got the full head of it.
"And then they danced together to the song they danced to at their first dance 17 years ago!" I exclaimed, grinning and jumping up from where I was sitting on the couch with Austin like a happy puppy.
"Wow, that's wonderful! I can't wait to meet him. He sounds like a great guy." Shane said, as Austin pushed me back down onto the couch and wrapping his arms around me to keep me still.
"The rest of the day was soooo much fun! Those two are definitely in love." Lindsay said, grinning at me.
"Well, then, you had better watch out, Cassi, sounds like you're gonna have a baby sister or brother soon!" Shane teased, and I gave him a good-natured dirty look.
"If anything, we'll have a wedding soon." I said, leaning back into Austin's chest, taking in the smell of his t-shirt.
"I sure hope so! They're so happy together!" Lindsay said, sitting in front of her potions essay, which wiped the smile right off of her face.
"You know, that Kailani is nice, but she still gives us a ton of homework. It's kind of disappointing." She added, picking up her quill and starting on the essay.
Hermione's POV
"Ron, I have to leave for Auror training!" I yelled to the kitchen where I could just hear him wolfing down a huge meatball sub. Ptsh. Men.
"Love you!" He yelled back, voice slightly muffled.
"Love you!" I replied, savoring the words in my mouth.
I drove quickly to the building where the training was held. The moment I got there, Bridget ran to me and hugged me.
"Hey, girl, what's up?" She yelled energetically.
"Not much…except…" I filled her in on all of the events that had happened over the past months.
"Ehmagawd!" She exclaimed as we hurried along the corridor leading to the room we were taught in.
"Hello, ladies. We're just about to start, so please take a seat." Our teacher, Professor Lupin, said briskly, pointing to two chairs in front of him, and in the middle of the rest of the chairs with people in them, surrounding each other like trees in a forest.
"Hi, Professor Lupin!" I said, smiling.
"Hermione," He said, inclining his head, a twinkle in his eye.
Bridget and I took seats and looked intently up at Lupin. He waited for silence from everyone else, and then started.
"Everyone get into a group of four, with two men and two women in each group. Then, pair off within that group with a partner of the opposite gender. I will give you further instructions from there." He said, and immediately after he finished, it was like a bomb went off. People getting up, running, yelling to their friends. I grabbed Bridget's knee, and suddenly I felt a poke in the middle of my back.
Hey, stranger! Want to partner up with us?" I turned to see a guy around my age, very good looking, might I add, grinning at me.
"Um, hi, I'm Hermione Granger, and this is Bridget Brown." I said, gesturing to Bridget, who was staring avidly at the guy's partner, also good looking.
"I'm Kaden Kesselring, and the guy with the hair is Trent Chase." (A/N: Lol, Leslie, I had to put that in there from the other day in gym! Lol! You made it over the jump, though!) Kaden replied, gesturing to the guy that Bee (Short for Bridget) found so interesting.
"So, Bee, what do you think? Want to be their partners?" I asked teasingly.
"Uh-huh," Bridget moaned, almost letting herself drool.
"Okay, cool! We've got a group, Professor Lupin!" Kaden yelled, and Bee snapped out of her trance. Trent didn't seem to want to get too near her.
"Alright, now just wait patiently until everyone else is settled." Lupin said, smiling softly.
"Will do, chief!" Trent exclaimed, grinning. They both seemed to be really funny guys…almost like Fred and George.
Kaden had thick, curly, dirty blonde hair and deep, dark gray eyes that sparkled with personality. He was average height, with tan skin. Trent even looked like he was funny and a troublemaker. He had a fun air about him. He had longish, curly black hair with brown eyes. He had a fair few freckles, but wasn't tan like Kaden, but also wasn't totally pale. He had a funny, lopsided grin that made me laugh.
"So…you guys busy this Friday? Maybe you could come to this club I found down in Hogsmeade. If you want to, I mean." Kaden asked, running his fingers slowly through his thick hair.
"Um…Bee?" I asked, looking over at Bridget, who was waving energetically to a guy over grouped with Dory Lestrange, and he was looking longingly back at her.
"Yeah, sure, I'll go! Sounds great!" She said, turning back to us and smiling sweetly at Trent.
"Okay, then, I guess I'll be there too." I said, and Kaden grinned.
"Great!" His eyes twinkled strangely as he looked at me, and suddenly something clicked.
Kaden had just asked me out, and I accepted!
"Well, everyone, this is now the group that you will be with for the rest of the training, and if you have a mission." Lupin said suddenly, just as I was getting up to ask him if we could change. I sunk back into my chair, and put my face in my hands, groaning.
Sorry it took so long to write this, but it was really boring to write, and I was really busy.
Geez, this is like a stinkin' soap opera! Tell me if the love thing gets to be to much, and I can tweak it and go in another direction…like I said before, I'm doing this for you guys!
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