Vanessa's POV
I woke up to the sound of Hermione getting ready and blow-drying her hair. Hermione and I were in Bill's old room since he moved out with Fleur. I slowly got out of the bed and walked over to Ginny and Jordan's room. I knew they wouldn't be awake yet and they had the only second bathroom. When I got into the bathroom, I changed into some high waisted denim shorts and a black and white stripped crop top that would be comfortable for the train. When I walked out of the bathroom, I went back into Bill's bedroom to finish packing my trunk. I haven't seen my Dad in about a month. I can't wait to see him and all of the professor that are more family than anything. After I packed the rest of my trunk, I went downstairs to see Molly and Hermione getting breakfast started.
"Need any help?" I asked curiously.
"That would be wonderful! Would you start making the pancakes?" Molly accepted with a smile.
"Yea!" I exclaimed.
I grabbed the pancake pan, poured the batter, and waited until it was brown on the bottom, and flipped them. By the time Harry, Ron, Ginny, and Jordan had come down I was on my last pancake.
"Wash your hands children, breakfast will be done shortly. Wow, this is going to be most of you all's last breakfast before your last year at Hogwarts." She said with her eyes passing over each one of them.
"Molly! Stop! You're going to make me cry!" I teared.
"I know! No more glorious Hogwarts library!" Hermione stated.
"Nope not what I meant Hermione…" I said with a shake of my head.
Harry and Ron all laughed because all through are Hogwarts years Hermione and I have been best friends but at the same time we are total opposites. Hermione studies all of the time and gets exceptional grades. I, however, never study and get exceptional grades as well.
"I will never understand how you have such a good friendship, your total opposites." Ginny pondered.
"Yea, how did you guys become friends?" Harry questioned.
"Well, I didn't ride the express my first year, so after the sorting I ended up sitting beside Percy and Hermione. They were talking and I was in between them, so I put my two cents in at some points and I guess she liked that. Hermione came up to me at the end of the feast and we started talking about magic, she was fascinated with how advanced I was. I then explained that I was the headmaster's daughter and that I lived here. After that we ended up best friends. The story with Harry and Ron is much simpler. I saved their asses from being late to McGonagall's first class." I explained.
Everyone except Harry and Ron busted out with laughter. Ron glared at me and Harry blushed a light pink.
"Okay, children eat up! We've got to catch the train at 11 it is now 9:30." Molly ushered.
We all sat down and started eating my wonderful pancakes and the rest of the joyous food Molly had prepared for us. When we had all finished, I went upstairs to make sure I didn't forget anything. I walked up the stairs and saw my shiny Head Girl badge sitting on the nightstand. I was picking it up when Harry walked in and over towards me.
"You don't know how proud all of us are of you for getting Head Girl after all we have been through." Harry said with a nod.
I grabbed him into a hug. Harry had always been there when I had gotten into fights with Hermione, I needed someone to talk to, and sometimes to just sit in silence with my best friend. After I released him from the hug, I grabbed my trunk and drug it down the stairs. I set it down and went back upstairs to get my broom. When I set down all of my stuff it was time to go.
"So, we're going to apparate. Everyone's passed their tests, right?" Molly questioned us.
We all nodded and apparated to Kings Cross Station. Everyone headed off to Platform 9 3/4. When we got there, it was better to go in twos so Harry and Ginny went then Ron and Hermione then Jordan and I. Molly and Arthur followed us and Molly gave her annual hugs and kisses. When it was my turn Molly told me something I would never expect.
"Arthur and I are very proud of you. Now I am not going to start crying, but we have allowed you to stay when you wanted, and I love you like you're my own child. Arthur and I want you to kick ass this year!" Molly confessed with tears in her eyes.
I laughed and wiped away any tears I had and hugged her again. After everyone was finished, we headed onto the Hogwarts Express to find an empty compartment. Ginny left to go see some of her friends and Jordan went to go see Lavender and Pavarti.
"Just think, this time next year we won't be here. We'll be…" I pondered.
"Looking for jobs…" Hermione continued.
"Achieving a dream…" Ron took over.
"Looking for where we belong." Harry said looking out the window.
"Promise me you will all keep in touch with me after we graduate." I questioned demandingly.
I grabbed them in a hug.
"Oh shit. I have a Heads meeting. See you guys later!" I said as I made my way to the door.
I slid the door open and walked not 5 ft. and ran into someone.
"I'm sor…" I started to say.
I looked up and saw Draco Malfoy. The young man that tried to kill my father.
"Oh Malfoy." I started.
He looked behind him and saw Parkinson looking for him. He just pushed past me and didn't say a word. I scoffed and laughed under my breath. I thought he would've been the one to change I guess not. I continued walking towards the front of the train where the Heads meeting was being held. When I walked in I saw Minerva and Severus.
"Come give me a hug child." Minerva said as she opened her arms.
I ran over towards her and gave her a humongous hug then went over to Severus fist bumped him. This was something only I was allowed to do. At that moment the door started to open.
"Vanessa, I would hope you would know Mr…" Minerva started, but was interrupted by the door opening all the way and I saw my favorite Slytherin, Blaise Zabini!
"Blaise!" I exclaimed with great energy.
I ran to the door and wrapped my arms around him and gave him a bone crushing hug then released him.
"I thought you weren't coming back this year?" I questioned.
"Well I thought about it and I really didn't want to be with my mother and her newest husband." Blaise answered nonchalantly.
I laughed and just shook my head. Blaises' mom is a little man crazy, seeing as this is her 9th husband.
"Okay, let's get started. You know about the rules and regulations. I want to talk about some stuff happening this year. I would like you two to hear it before everyone else. The Triwizard Tournament is being held again. This year it shall be held at Beauxbatons in France. It is being announced at the Welcoming Feast tonight." Minerva informed us.
My mouth dropped to the floor.
"What the hell! After everything that happened the last time with Cedric and Harry!" I said angrily.
I looked out of the corner of my eye and saw a piece of my brown hair almost completely white.
"Vanessa, the Ministry has assured us that it has been made safer." Severus said as he tried to comfort me.
"That's what they said last time…" I trailed off.
"I assure you no one will get hurt." Minerva soothed.
"I just want everyone to be safe." I said quietly.
Blaise grabbed my shoulder and gave me a side hug.
"It'll all be okay." He said trying to calm me down.
"Okay, is that everything you wanted to tell us?" I asked.
"Yes, you may leave." Severus concluded.
We walked outside and started talking about our duties as Heads.
"Don't forget about the meeting we are holding for all Prefects tonight in the Library at 7." I reminded.
"I'll be there." He responded.
I turned around and started walking back to my compartment and sat down beside Harry.
"So, what did they say at the meeting?" Harry asked.
"Oh, nothing really important…" I trailed off again, hoping he would drop the subject.
Hermione and Harry knew I was lying but didn't say anything; however, Ron was oblivious of course. I laid my head down on the seat and threw my legs onto Harry's lap.
"You just woke up not 3 hours ago!" Harry exclaimed.
"I didn't sleep well... I had a nightmare." I whispered.
"Another one?" Ron asked.
"What was it about?" Hermione questioned.
"I don't know, it is like a mash up of a few different things…" I started.
"Nessa, you've been having nightmares almost every night. I'm a little worried…" Harry's voice carried concern.
"If it will make you feel better, I'll write to Sirius." I offered.
He nodded and I got out my pen from my purse and some parchment.
Dear Sirius,
How are you? I haven't spoken to you in so long! I miss you! I have been having a reoccurring nightmare. It is about all of the stuff that happened with the war. However, there are things in the dream that I have never seen before. I have just been told that the Triwizard Tournament is being held again, and I think some of it has to do with that. In the middle of the dream after the stuff from the war I hear "The Hogwarts champion is" then I gasp and start hyperventilating. Then it skips to a lake and all I see is me falling into the water and a few seconds later being pulled out and then it goes dark. After that it goes to a ball and me singing, and dancing with someone but I can't see their face. Then at the end of the dream I see myself screaming and crying in a corridor. After that I wake up crying, screaming, and sweating. I'm scared, Sirius, what is happening to me?
Love,
Vanessa
I got a piece of string and tied the letter to Midnight's leg and sent her off. I threw my legs back onto Harry's lap, curled up, and went to sleep. It seemed like I had just fallen asleep when Harry was gently shaking me awake. I got up and grabbed my trunk then noticed that Midnight had come back with a letter. I quickly untied it and shoved it into my pockets. We got off the train and walked towards the carriages that the Thestrals were pulling, which almost everyone could see now, including me. I could see them when I was little, though, I've always been able to see them, and no one knows why. We got onto the carriage when Neville, Dean, and Seamus got in with us.
"Hey, guys! How were your holidays?" I asked them.
"It was alright." Dean answered.
"Yea, I got to see my parents some more." Neville said quietly.
"That's great! What about you Seamus?" I turned to him.
"It was good. What about you Ness?" He replied.
"It was as good as it can get." I concluded.
I looked to the castle and smiled. I'm home! The carriage came to a stop, I hopped out and ran into the Great Hall to see my Dad. I saw him sitting with the teachers at the teachers table.
"Vanessa! How was your visit with the Weasley's?"
He asked as he brought me into a hug.
"It was great, Dad! Um, can I talk to you for a minute?" I asked as I grabbed his arm and took him into the trophy room.
"Yes, sweetheart?" He questioned
"Why didn't you tell me about the Triwizard Tournament? I can't believe your allowing this to happen again!" My voice raised.
"Vanessa, you have to know that I only kept it from you because I knew you would react this way." My father reasoned, but I wasn't hearing any of this.
"I have a right to act this way! One of my best friends DIED that year Dad. You know how everyone is going to react right? They will throw a fit!"
"I understand, but I think this is what we need after the horrific war. I feel that everyone needs a break. Especially the older students. That is why I am making it a requirement for all 6th and 7th years to go."
"Dad that isn't fair! Wait, what do you mean go?" I asked.
"The Triwizard Tournament is being held at Beauxbatons School of Magic." He said as if it was common knowledge and my mouth fell open.
"So we aren't just participating in the Triwizard Tournament, but you're forcing the 6th and 7th years to relocate to Beauxbatons for a whole year?" I made sure I understood everything correctly.
"Vanessa, it will be a good change for the students." My father reasoned, but I wasn't going to have any of it.
"What about Harry, Dad? Is it going to be good for him to resurface all of those feelings about Cedric by reliving the tournament?"
"It's going to be fine. You are overreacting."
"You're under reacting!" I screamed and turned around then stormed out of the Trophy room and right into the Great Hall. Everyone turned and looked as I slammed the door behind me. Harry gave me the look and I just faked a smile and went to sit down at my table. McGonagall started naming off all of the first years. When all of the first years were sorted Dad stood up and started his Welcoming Speech.
"Welcome and welcome back, I hope you all had a wonderful holiday. Please remember that the Forbidden Forest, the Black Lake, the Restricted Section of the library, and the third-floor corridor is strictly off limits." He started and I scoff as I literally go swimming in the lake and the trio, and I have broken all of those rules when we were 11.
"... and I have some news for the older students, that may shock you all, but…"
Here it comes...
"this year Hogwarts is participating in the Triwizard Tournament." As he finished the entire hall went silent and I looked over at Harry and his face turned white.
"Bloody hell." Ron whispered.
"All of the 6th and 7th year are required to go. If you have any concerns or complaints come see me. Now Let the feast begin!" He finished up and all of the food popped up, but no one moved no one spoke. Until Ron started shoveling food into his mouth. I looked over at Harry and he looked like he was about to throw up.
"Harry, can I talk to you?" I asked and he nodded back a response.
I got up, grabbed his arm, and took him outside the Great Hall. After I cast a silencing spell around us, I grabbed him in a big bear hug.
"Harry, are you okay?" I asked with concern in my voice.
"Did you know?" He responded to my question with a question of his own.
"They told us in the Heads meeting. I thought it would feel a bit better coming from Dad…"
"Ness, I don't know if I can face it again…"
"Harry, I know it will be hard. It is going to be hard for all of us. I know it is going to be especially hard for you because you were there, but I saw it too."
"We will face it together then Ness." As he spoke, he grabbed me in a hug.
"Okay" I nodded, "Let's go back inside and eat some food."
We went back into the Great Hall just as Dad was about to dismiss us. I grabbed a roll and shoved it into my bra and started directing the first years to their common rooms. Once everyone settled down, I walked to the Gryffindor Common Room. I wouldn't be staying there this year because Blaise and I have our own Common Room, but I stopped in to say hi.
"Hey, guys!" I said as I walked through the portrait hole.
"Hey, Nessa." Ron responded
"What is wrong with Dumbledore?" Hermione asked
"Huh?" I said with confusion
"Why is he forcing all of us to relocate to Beauxbatons for a whole year? Has he gone mad?" She continued on with her rant while Harry and Ron looked towards me to see what I was going to do.
"What the hell? I don't understand why you have to be such a bitch about the whole thing!" I raised my voice a bit because I was starting to get angry
"Don't you think that is a little unfair?" She responded to my anger with another question which made me even more mad.
"Actually, I'm not going to argue with you about this, Dad said that if you had any complaints go to him. Want me to forward it to him?" I asked with anger dripping from my voice.
She slowly shook her head.
"I didn't think so." I turned on my heel and walked out of the common room. I can't believe the NERVE. I had the same argument with Dad, but she didn't need to say it like that. I stomped to the Heads Common Room where I saw Blaise lying lazily on our couch.
"Come on, we have a Prefect Meeting to lead." I said as I walked through the doors.
"What's up your ass? Potter won't fuck you?" He said jokingly
"I DON'T LIKE HARRY!" I screamed at the top of my lungs, people in Peru probably heard me.
"Woah. What's up with you? You on your period?" He joked again, but I sent him a glare that Voldemort would be scared of.
"Okay, seriously though, what's wrong?" He asked, looking afraid and also concerned.
"Hermione was giving me a hard time about the Triwizard Tournament and saying stuff about Dad… and I let it get to me." I explained the events that happened just moments ago
"You can't let that shit get to you. You gotta wipe it off like me." He tried to comfort me, but I just let out a laugh and said, "Blasie, people think you have no emotion."
"But people don't get to me." He said with a smirk across his face.
I laughed and gave him a small hug, then grabbed his arm and led him out of our common room and to the ballroom where the Prefect Meeting was being held. When we entered, they were waiting awkwardly looking around at each other and not talking.
"Sonorus. Thank You all for attending. Blaise and I would just like to have this meeting to discuss our times as Prefects and the duties." I explained to everyone.
"Yea." Blaise agreed with me
"I was a Prefect my 5th and 6th year with Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, and Blaise was a Prefect his 5th, 6th, and 7th year with Pansy Parkinson. Prefects are allowed to take points from their own house and award them to their own house, however you are not allowed to take or give points to other houses. They also patrol the corridors to ensure no other student breaks curfew. You will also supervise the decorating of the castle for Christmas, but since we are going to Beauxbations only the 5th year Prefects will worry about that. Anything else, Blaise?" I looked over towards Blaise.
"Nope." He shook his head and looked back to me.
"Okay, you're dismissed."
They all scattered and went off to their specified common room. Blaise and I started walking to our common room. When we got there, I hopped into the shower and I start singing my favorite song, "Speak Now" by Taylor Swift.
"Don't say yes, run away now, I'll meet you where you're out of the church at the backdoor…"
I started running the shampoo through my hair and missed part of the song.
"And I am hiding in the curtains. It seems that I was uninvited by your lovely bride to be."
The song started to go off just as I was washing my conditioner out of my hair. When I stepped out of the shower, I grabbed two towels and realized that I forgot my clothes. Oh well, it's not like there is a lot of people here. I walked out of the bathroom in my towel while drying my hair.
"Hey, Blaise do you know where…" I started but when I looked around the common room, Blaise wasn't there, but Draco Malfoy is.
"Fuck my life." I said underneath my breath.
"Woah, Dumbledore, what kind of show are you putting on for Blaise?" He joked with me, but it was not really the time or day to be messing around with me.
"Fuck off, Malfoy"
I walked into my bedroom and put on the pajamas I had laid out, and walked back into the common room.
"Malfoy, what are you doing here?" I asked him, while I sat down on the other side of the couch.
"Blaise invited me here, but then left to go get food. By the way, you're a pretty good singer." He said while looking at the ground.
"You heard me?" I asked, slightly concerned.
"Yea, but you were good. I would know I sing a little too."
"Whatever, Malfoy." I rolled my eyes before going into my bedroom to get my guitar and took it back into the living room.
"If you sing, why not sing with me?" I asked with a sort of challenge in my voice.
"Okay, what song?" He asked nonchalantly
"Uh, do you know, Whiskey Lullaby?" I asked him and waited for his response.
"Yea, hand me the guitar."
I slowly handed him basically my child. He started playing the chord and started the first line.
Malfoy: She put him out like the burnin' end of a midnight cigarette
She broke his heart, he spent his whole life tryin' to forget
We watched him drink his pain away a little at a time
But he never could get drunk enough to get her off his mind
Until the night
Both: He put that bottle to his head and pulled the trigger
And finally drank away her memory
Life is short, but this time it was bigger
Than the strength he had to get up off his knees
We found him with his face down in the pillow
With a note that said, 'I'll love her till I die.'
And when we buried him beneath the willow
The angels sang a whiskey lullaby
la lalalala lada lalalala
la lalalala lada lalalala
Me: The rumors flew but nobody knew how much she blamed herself
For years and years she tried to hide the whiskey on her breath
She finally drank her pain away a little at a time
But she never could get drunk enough to get him off her mind
Until the night
Both: She put that bottle to her head and pulled the trigger
And finally drank away his memory
Life is short, but this time it was bigger
Than the strength she had to get up off her knees
We found her with her face down in the pillow
Clinging to his picture for dear life
We laid her next to him beneath the willow
While the angels sang a whiskey lullaby
la lalalala lada lalalala
la lalalala lada lalalala
Just as we finished Blaise walked in with lipstick on his cheek.
"How was your 'snack'?" He joked with him
"Sorry, Drake I got a little distracted. Daphne Greengrass." He explained and I had an epiphany
"Oh, thanks for reminding me! No sex that I can hear in this room."
"So basically, keep the girl quiet." Malfoy said looking over to Blaise with a smirk.
I threw my pink flower pillow at him.
"Well, Drake won't be getting any for a while." Blaise laughed.
"Huh?" I said confused.
"I broke it off with Pansy this morning. She was hysterical, but Blaise, I'm not called the Slytherin Sex God for nothing." He explained smirking.
"I don't want to listen to your sex stories." I said laughing
"What, is little Dumbledore still a virgin?" He asked, looking interested.
"I'm not telling the Slytherin Blabbermouth if I am a virgin or not." I told both of them.
"Who Blaise?" Malfoy asked
"Something like that." I started to get up and go into my bedroom when Malfoy asked me something. "So, Dumbledore, how do you feel about the Triwizard Tournament?"
"Fuck off, Malfoy."
"What? It was just a question." He responded
"Well, I despise it. How's that for an answer?" I asked becoming angry.
"Why? Because of what happened to your precious Cedric?"
I was about to burst into tears.
"Fuck you, Malfoy." I said as I ran into my bedroom, flopped onto my bed, and started bawling. After a while I fell asleep, until someone came in and pulled the covers over me then I went to sleep again.