He-he-hello! :) I'm really happy today because I just found out TDI is coming to Spain! Finally! It's actually coming on May on Teletoon Spain, but I'm glad anyway! I'd only seen it when I lived in the US and when I go visit my family. Now I'll be able to watch it here too! (and if the dubbing sucks, I'll just change them to English mode!)
Well anyway, enough about me. Now here we have a very special birthday...oops! I just said it. Well, you were going to find out soon. Anyway, enjoy! It's only two chapters left people! I'm also going to upload next chapter, which is the end-of-year feast, along with this one. And then it'll only be the last chapter left, which I'll upload on Saturday.
Gwen's POV
June 15. It was two days after the exams were over. It might mean nothing to you, but to all four of us it was a very important date: Courtney's birthday.
And that year was going to be unforgettable, I tell you.
After a long, boring Herbology lesson, we were finally done for that Thursday. We didn't even say good birthday to Courtney, but that was because of everything we'd planned.
"Hum...guys," Courtney said, a bit of annoyance in her voice "Isn't this a...special day?"
"Oh yes!" Cody agreed "Today was the History of Magic fifty-page essay hand-in. I think I've failed, though. I only wrote forty eight pages."
Courtney glared at him, which made me giggle. She thought none of us had remembered her birthday.
"Go to the common room," I whispered to Noah "and get everything ready. I'll keep her busy."
Noah nodded, and then turned to Courtney.
"Hey, I just remembered Cody and I need to hand in our project for DADA. We'll go to the common room quickly, okay?"
"Duh..." Courtney groaned.
Noah gave her a smile and then ran away with Cody.
"Don't worry," I said "he'll be back soon."
"But- but surely you'll know what day is today," Courtney moaned.
"Well, yeah, June 15," I answered.
"Yeah, but there's something happening on June 15 that you should know," she insisted.
"Wait," I pretended to think "Oh yeah! Now I know!"
Courtney gave me a happy smile.
"It's the Arkansas statehood day!" I cried.
"How come you remember the Arkansas statehood day if we're British?" Courtney asked, clearly angry.
"Well, it's the only thing I could come up with," I teased her.
She was now so mad at me I even felt sorry, but kept on with my plan.
"Hey, do you want to go to the lake while the boys arrive."
"No," she snapped "I'm going to the common room."
I tried to stop her. Now what? They wouldn't be ready yet. It was almost impossible they'd done everything in ten minutes. I tried to slow her down, but we still ended up in front of the Ravenclaw tower door. I wished the door's riddle was difficult enough to slow Courtney down.
"Where do Vanished objects go?" the bronze door.
Of course, I immediatly knew the answer. Courtney, however, seemed to doubt.
"I'm all theoretical," she snapped "I can tell you all the kinds of protective spells existing. But why do I need to know the answer to this stupid riddle. Come on, Gwen, you must know this."
I shook my head, "Nope."
"Oh, come on!" Courtney fumed "I know you know this, don't lie. Why don't you want me in?"
"Why shouldn't I want you in?" I protested "Anyway, I don't know!"
Courtney huffed, and I couldn't help but smile. I could retain her here for ages.
After about twenty minutes of "deciphering" the riddle, I "came up" with the answer.
"I know!" I cried.
"Well say it at once!" Courtney yelled impatiently.
"Into nonbeing, which is to say, everything," I told the eagle in the door, which nodded and opened.
I peered inside, and Cody gave me a thumbs up.
"Let's come in," I told Courtney.
Courtney's POV
I felt so mad at everyone. My best friends didn't know it was my birthday, not even my boyfriend did! Why? They'd remembered the other years. I entered the room impatiently.
"HAPPY BIRTHDAY, COURTNEY!" A bunch of people yelled.
I looked through the room. There they were, all Gryffindors, Hufflepuffs and Ravenclaws gathered in our common room for my birthday.
I turned back to Gwen and gave her a big hug.
"I'm so sorry I got mad at you!" I said.
"It's okay," she laughed "I would have been mad too."
Then, I went to Cody and Noah. I hugged the first one and kissed the second one.
"How could you do this for me?" I asked, tears of happiness filling my eyes.
"Why, is it that bad?" Noah asked.
"No," I sobbed "It's wonderful!"
Everyone came up to me. All our grade was there, except for the Slytherins. They sang the Happy Wizarding Birthday (nope, it's not the same as the muggle Happy Birthday) and we ate a big cake prepared by the house elves.
I never felt so happy in my whole life.
