sorry for the long wait... after my promise in the last chapter... i should be tarred and featherd
Emma,
You did karaoke without me? Awww I feel so left out. You sound like you are having so much fun. I have been writing to Harry but he wrote to me first. He found one of your letters and decided to be spontaneous and write to me. But it has only been like 2 weeks and I have only written to him once. He wanted me to tell him about you. He seems really sweet. A real keeper. You have my permission to date him now. Lol. As if you need that, you never listen to me anyways. So I have some bad news. I don't exactly know how to put this but… Courteney had an accident. She took your place as a Seeker and fell from her broom 100 feet up and is in critical condition. And now that I have failed my midterm I can't come and see you. Things are falling apart without you Em. Miss you sooooooooo much. Write back soon.
-Michelle
CHAPTER NINE.
Emma-Leigh read the piece of parchment in front of her several times as tears streamed down her face. She was sitting by the fire with classmates all around her but she didn't hear a thing. Courteney her C star was in critical condition and she wasn't there.
"Emma-Leigh?" Harry had walked up behind her, seeing her crying his eyes widened with shock. "Em, what's the matter? Why have you been crying? You look so pale…Emma-Leigh?" Harry had started to ramble. Ron and Hermione had joined him, both supporting the wide-eyed shocked expressions on their faces.
"It's okay" Harry said in a soothing voice, "come on let's go get some coffee… damn where is that coaster?" Emma-Leigh screamed something about him not understanding as she ran up to her dormitory. Hermione, as shocked as she was about this sudden outburst, was first to regain control and raced up the stairs after Emma-Leigh.
"I think it was something you said mate." Said Ron.
"No, Really?" Harry said sarcastically, "wanna play a game of exploding snap?" he asked, Ron sat across from Harry, "You're on"
Emma-Leigh and Hermione came down the stairs twenty minutes later but just passed through the common room, with out talking to the boys, and went straight to the Room of Requirement "we just need a place to be alone, a place to talk, a place to binge" Emma-Leigh and Hermione paced along as the door appeared. Inside there were tissues, big fluffy pillows (much like the pillows they had sat on when they had, had their discussion) and mounds of chocolate, heaps of candy, and buckets of none-melting Chocolate chip mint and espresso flake ice cream all of Emma-Leigh's favourites.
"Well..?" Hermione questioned. She wasn't able to get much out of Emma-Leigh up in the dorms because of all the tears, but once she had settled down, Hermione had brought her to the ROR so they could binge.
"It's Courteney," Emma-Leigh sighed as she grabbed some chocolate. Emma-Leigh went on to explain how Court had been one of her best friends, they had been through thick and thin, they had been very close talking about the most random things. Making lists, singing veggie tales and Disney songs.
"And now she has taken over my spot in Quidditch and she is in critical condition she is probably dieing and I'm not there to help and I miss them all so much and now she is going to die and I'll never see her again she is sitting in the hospital with out me and Michelle is failing because I'm not there… I never should have left." With that she broke down shaking with sobs. Hermione was patting her on the back saying things like
"It's okay, and everything's going to be alright." Doing everything to try and console her only girl friend.
"IT"S NOT ALRIGHT, THIS IS SO MESSED UP, I HATE THIS" she screamed and threw her chocolate across the room. She shoved her face in a pillow and just screamed.
"The worst thing is," she said finally lifting her head, "is that it is three weeks till Christmas… imagine what her family is feeling." Emma-Leigh and Hermione sat there a good three hours before Emma-Leigh ran out of tears. It was dinner but neither of them were very hungry, so the went for a walk in the chilly night air.
The Quadruplet was sitting by the fire. Emma-Leigh was curled up in Harry's arms. Harry and Ron had just been filled in on what had happened. Ron had shed a few tears and Harry went silent staring into the fire. Emma-Leigh semi untangled herself from Harry's arms and grabbed a piece of parchment and borrowed some third years quill and started a letter to Michelle.
Dear Michelle.
It's Thursday December 11th here and I've only just gotten over the shock of your last letter. You need to keep me updated on C stars condition. Daily letters will be just fine. I can't believe she is hurt and I can't even be there. Please give her the card and package that I am sending with this letter. I know we hadn't planned on you coming but I wish you were able to
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MUAHAHAHAH another cliffy...