Story Title: Sunny Days
Chapter Title: 12 is two dozen
Rating: M, it's for later chapters.
Chapter Warning:
Disclaimer: I own nothing more than Sun and her family and perhaps the plot this far. I haven't written Harry Potter, I promise.
Author's Note: Love me now! I'm updating. The author that never updates is updating. I think I deserve a cookie now. I'm not sure about the timeline, if you find any ovious problems contact me.
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October 20
"Sun! Sun!" The dark girl was woken from her thoughts and looked up. Towards her came her one and only real friend running, waving with a book. She smiled at him when he sat down on the bench beside her. "I found information about that plant you asked me about."
Sun had simply been sitting there on the same bench down by the lake as she had been sitting on her spare-time since the beginning of last school-year. It was a beautiful place come rain or sunshine. This day, five days after her 12th birthday, it was still raining, not much but it was enough to soak anyone who decided to be outside for more than fifteen minutes. Sun had been sitting there for an hour.
"Oh Nev, that is great." She had tried to write an essay about the Inderious-plant, a plant that was used in some sleeping-potions, without much success since it wasn't all that usual. Just like she always did she'd asked Neville to see what he could find. They helped each other with everything. Since both of them were clumsy and easily failed to notice things they tried to make sure that the other one was turning in something that was at least acceptable. The chubby boy sat down beside her, smiling brightly. This was a big boost for his confidence.
"I looked through all the books I have and didn't found anything. So I thought I could ask Hermione if she knew anything which of course she did. She gave me this book." He managed to find it in his bag and gave it to her. Sun couldn't help but think about how nice the boy was. Even if she hadn't seen him once over the summer she noticed that she was still crushing on him when they came back to school. It was the innocent way of crush that young people under 14 had.
"Thank you. What would I do without you." She gave him an awkward hug; it wasn't easy hugging someone who was sitting beside on a bench when you had a large book in your hands. Neville blushed, he still wasn't used to spontaneous body contact but he was slowly getting there.
"You would do just fine." He didn't want to get any credit at all; he was so modest it was almost irritating. She never got irritated though, he was her best and only friend and she would love him until the end of time.
The two of them sat there for a few more hours when it was time for dinner. It was a happy day.
November 12
At the moment things were horrible. People were disappearing without explanation and the rumours had it that Harry Potter was you-know-who's heir and that he was planning on taking over the school. In Sun's ears that sounded impossible he was just a little boy and could not possibly be strong enough to take over anything that was so well guarded as Hogwarts. On the other hand, if he was on you-know-who's side he would have the powerful wizard to help him and he had single-handedly defeated said powerful wizard the year before. But if he was the Dark Lords heir, why would they constantly try to kill each other?
Suns thought were occupied by this and she was constantly afraid that she would disappear like the other students; all of them had been muggleborn just like her. The little girl was happy that she had Neville by her side. He might not be the most brave or skilled wizard on the face of earth but he was the kindest and most comforting person she knew. She wished that she was allowed to stay for Christmas but her parents wanted her home and Nev couldn't come with her.
Sometimes life was scary.
January 5
School had once again started after the holidays and she was glad to be back. Spending Christmas with your family wasn't always funny but it had been nice to see her parents again.
Sun was at the moment sitting in the library working on some homework she'd been given that day. She was almost alone except for a few other students who had decided to skip a lecture by Professor Lockhart. She was so into her books that she didn't notice the boys who were approaching her if she had she would've run away. It was the Slytherin Torturers, as most students called them; Crabbe, Goyle, Flint, Zabini, Higgins and Malfoy. They seemed to have taken interest in her a few weeks before the holidays and now they always found her, always. Unless she was in her common-room that is. She had no idea of why they'd chosen her of all people, no one ever noticed her.
"Look, isn't it Longbottom's smarter half." Malfoy's cold voice echoed in her brain. They sat down at the table and pushed some of the books down so that they landed on the floor. Sun didn't say anything; she just bent down and picked them up.
"She's mute too." Flint smirked at his own remark and the other boys were laughing. Malfoy seemed to be the leader of the gang even if both Flint and Higgins were older than him. It was strange, the Slytherin hierarchy.
"Maybe we can make her talk." Now Crabbe was talking and that never ended well, his ideas always included some sort of violence. Sun was starting to wish that someone would come by, why had she decided to sit in such a concealed area?
"No Crabbe, no violence today." Malfoy's comment made Sun look up in surprise but the look on his face made every little scrap that was left of her hope go away. It was a look of pure evil, in that moment she decided that if someone was the heir of you-know-who it was him. Tears from born from fear were rolling down her cheeks but she didn't dare to let out a sob. She felt Higgins hand dry away her tears.
"Oh, but little girl, don't cry. We're not going to hurt you." The laugh that followed that sentence mad her blood, usually storming in her veins, freeze. She'd never felt so cold in her life. The world went black around her.
February 14
Valentine's Day was there and they were all free from school. Sun was going to meet up with Neville at the Three Broomsticks and then they were going to spend the afternoon together. Not that they were a couple, not yet anyway a hopeful voice in Sun's head said, they just liked each others company and this day was as good as any to spend some time together on.
The entire school was still living in fear of all the mysteries that had occurred, some said that it was a gigantic snake that was kidnapping all muggleborn students but that was too unbelievable for the dark girl. On top of it all she had her own problems to deal with. The Slytherin Torturers had still not stopped bothering her, they seemed to find it their most satisfying pleasure. They shifted between physical and mental abuse, slowly breaking her down. She was still strong though and still had courage enough to go out.
Neville had already been at the Three Broomsticks for 15 minutes when she arrived, he'd left the Golden Trio earlier than he originally had though because they were occupied with the mysterious disappearings and didn't really talk to him at all.
The two of them sat down with a butterbeer each and discussed whatever. Sun didn't tell him about the Slytherins, she didn't want to worry him. Of course he knew that they were picking on her, they were picking on him too, what he didn't know was that she was their favourite victim.
The day was all in all a pleasant one, no incidents or such happened and both Sun and Neville could sleep safely in their beds.
April 28
Everything was breaking down. The bushy haired Gryffindor Hermione and the red-headed little Weasley-girl were gone and people said that one of them were in mortal danger. She didn't understand the kidnapping of the Weasley; everyone knew that they were pure-bloods.
The Slytherins pranced around apparently thinking that they could do anything and that the threat didn't affect them at all. This made Sun's life even worse, the five boys seemed to think that they could get away with anything and the worst thing was that they could. They tormented the little girl and scared her enough to make her act as if nothing was wrong.
She prayed she would wake up from this nightmare soon.
June 1
All the missing students had returned with the help of no one less but Harry Potter. He had once again defeated the evil Lord on his own. At least the rumour said so. Dumbledore had the day before reported that no one needed to live in fear any longer.
Sun just laughed at that, she was 12 years old and lived in constant fear, not able to do anything about it. Her mental strength had started to vanish, it wasn't a quick process and the changes happened slowly but they were there non the less. Neville hadn't noticed anything yet and for that she was glad, she didn't want him to know. She wanted everything to be as it was before. Not that it would ever happen but she kept hoping.
Graduation
Sun let a sigh of relief escape her lips. She sat on the train on her way home. She wouldn't see her nightmare for the next couple of months. She was going to be normal child for a little while. Neville had promised to spend a week or so at her house this summer and she would probably spend a few weeks at his place too.
She decided not to worry about next year, who knew, everything might be changed by then.
Life was good again.
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Author's Note: Yay!Some action. Nothing major though. It's just the beginning of it all. I feel like a villain for doing this to her but I have no choice. It's my fingers who decide what to write, not me. Well well, take care everyone. ((Did you know this chapter is 44 words longer than the last one...))
Peace Out!
