Author's Note:
Hey guys, how are you?
Here's chapter 3.
In the last chapter someone guessed the plot and was right. Well sort of. Its the closet anyone was so hooray for you. Good job.
I'm introducing a couple of new characters here.
I am currently working on chapter 4 hopefully I'll be done by next week.
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I didn't sleep that night.
A million scenarios ran through my head, each more extreme and unlikely than the one before it. After an hour I sneaked my way up to my room leaving Al, Lily and Hugo on the couch. I went to my bookcase and grabbed every single book of wizarding world history I owned. I narrowed it down by only looking at the time frames of my parents' generation. I read all night and found nothing. My parent's grew up during the war. Of course countless people were murdered, but this is different. This has something to do with Hogwarts.
I grabbed Hogwarts: A History Platinum Edition right when the sun came up. I couldn't even get past chapter one by the time I fell asleep.
"Rosie… Honey, wake up." Someone says softly. They shake me gently. I can't fully wake up though. I hear another voice. "Oh, great she died. I wonder if I can have some of her stuff…"
I mumble "In your dreams, Hugh." I open one eye. I see a pair of blue eyes staring at me. Messy black hair sits on his head and he has a lopsided grin that I just love.
Dylan Longbottom.
My best friend.
"Oh sweet Merlin, Dylan, what the bloody hell are you doing here?" I shout as I hug him. I realize I'm sitting in a pile of books. My body aches from sleeping on the floor. Hugo laughs and walks out of the room.
He hugs me back tightly. I haven't seen him in a month since his family went on a holiday to France. "I've missed you so bloody much. Don't you dare ever leave me again."
I draw back first.
"Alice and I decided to come by. We just got back yesterday. So we decided to come here first thing in the morning. By the way Rosie, what are you doing sleeping on the floor? Late night research again?"
This isn't the first time Dylan has found me sleeping in a pile of books.
"I was looking some things up. Nothing that important. I just wanted to know something." I don't want to tell him. I'm not even supposed to know. When I find out more I'll tell him. I tell him everything.
He picks up Hogwarts: A History Platinum Edition and shows me that its covered with drool. Yummy. "I can see that." He says and he helps me up. I wipe the side of my face and sure enough it has drool on it. "That is bloody disgusting! " I say.
"Rosie, get dressed. We're all going to Diagon Alley. Everyone's ready to go."
"Oh, all right then." I walk over to my closet and grab a pair of jeans and a green shirt.
"Well, if you'll excuse me Dylan I'm going to get ready so I don't look like a creature anymore." I say and walk into the bathroom. I hear Dylan mumble something and I peak my head out the door considering I'm in a bra and jeans. "What did you say, Dylan?"
He blushes and says, "Nothing, Rosie." I close the door and finish changing. I brush my hair and teeth, putting a clip in my hair and leaving the rest down. I spray on some perfume and walk out to see Dylan looking through my books. He hears the door creak and drops the books and the floor and laughs nervously.
"You're finished?" He asks, awkwardly running his fingers through his hair.
"Just about" I put on a pair of ballet flats and we go downstairs.
"And the mighty beast emerges!" Yells Al. Then he stuffs he face with a mouth full of eggs.
"Shut it, Al Rose is only a beast when you interrupt her while she's reading a new book… Rose I've missed you so much!" said Alice Longbottom. I've know the Longbottoms my entire life. They're my best friends.
Alice is Dylan's twin sister. Alice is a Ravenclaw and Dylan is a Gryffindor. Alice, like Dylan, has black hair and blue eyes. Only her hair is all the way down her back and slightly wavy unlike Dylan's straight hair. Alice stands up and tackles me with a hug. Al just stares and smiles at her. He notices me watching and quickly averts his gaze.
I smirk and Al puts his head down. I've always thought Al and Alice belong together even though they both refuse to admit it. Hopefully they'll get together soon. It pains me to see him longing for each other and they're both too scared to say something.
I look at the kitchen table to see my parents drinking coffee and reading the Daily Prophet.
"Hello Parental Units." I say grabbing a apple from the table. I take a bite.
"Good morning, darling." My mum says and she continues reading and sipping coffee. Dad just smiles.
After we all finish eating my mum says, "Why don't we all go to Diagon Alley now and buy your school supplies?" She smiles and says, "Ron, are you ready?"
"All set." My Dad says.
Within five minutes we were walking the streets of Diagon Alley. Mum and Dad go to Gringotts. They weren't welcomed there with such open arms though. The goblins were still upset about the whole little dragon incident.
Hugo and Lily run off to Quality Quidditch Supplies. The rest of us decide to go to get some ice cream then head over to the Leaky Cauldron to visit Dylan's mum. We all get delicious sundaes and continue to walk to The Leaky Cauldron.
"So, my lovely friends, are you excited for our 7th year? This year includes NEWTs, dances, Head duties, not sleeping for an entire year and let's not forget Graduation. My dear friends I do believe that we are growing up." Alice said this as if she were saying a speech in front of millions. She fakes a sniffle and wiped a fake tear from her eye. We all laughed and Alice finished off her ice cream by pouring what was left in Al's bowl.
"What are you trying to do?" He asked laughing as she threw her container in the trash.
She giggles and walks ahead of us and says, "Poison you of course. Can't a girl just be nice for no reason?" Dylan tosses his ice cream in the trash and says, "A girl can, you can't." Alice pouts and Al eats the rest of their ice cream then takes mine. "Ladies and gentleman, Albus Severus Potter! The bottomless pit!" I announce. We all chuckle and see the Leaky Cauldron ahead.
The Leaky Cauldron was nested between a Muggle bookshop and a record store. Inside the pub, it was dark and shabby, with a bar and a number of tables in the shadows of the corners. In stark contrast to the grubby downstairs of the pub, there were some unexpectedly pleasant rooms upstairs where passing wizards and witches could stay for the night. The rooms were reached by way of a handsome wooden staircase, and contained comfortable beds, highly polished oak furniture, a crackling fire which was always burning in the grate to welcome the visitor to their lodgings. Ever since Dylan and Alice's mum took over it had more of a teenagers appeal to stay and hang out.
We walk into the dining room to see Aunt Hannah serving an elderly couple. Aunt Hannah has her straight blond hair tied up in a loose bun with a wand in her hair. After speaking briefly to the couple she waves her wand and food starts preparing itself.
She notices us and calls us over. She hugs Al and I very tightly. "How are you kids?" She asks.
"We're great." Replies Al.
"Mum, we're going to our rooms. See you in a bit!" Alice says and drags us up the stairs, down the hall, up another flight of stairs until we reach their giant bedroom that they share.
On Alice's side you have a full size bed with a Ravenclaw banner hanging above it. She has a bookcase very much like mine with Quidditch posters signed by the teams. She has many pictures of us growing up together. My favorite is when we were about 12 and we got out of the lake. Dylan is carrying me and Al is carrying Alice. We're all waving, smiling, and laughing at the camera. We all stuck out our tongues seconds later. We all looked so carefree. We had just finished our first year at Hogwarts. We were so excited we had survived our first year we celebrated with butterbeer and Quidditch.
Dylan's side of the room is more muted.
He has the typical Gryffindor banner hanging above his bed. He has a bookshelf smaller than mine of course but Dylan always manages to find the most amazing books. Dylan is a beater on the Gryffindor team and of course I'm a chaser and Al is seeker.
Dylan has one picture on his side of the room. It is from one of those muggle photo booth contraptions. The first picture of Al, Alice, Dylan and I smiling normally. The next two pictures are composed of us jumping on top of each other with our tongues sticking out and making silly faces. The last one is my favorite. Alice is kissing Al on the cheek while Al has the dorkiest smile on his face and I'm kissing Dylan on the cheek while he looks thoroughly embarrassed.
I toss myself on Dylan's bed. I hug his pillow and sigh. I'm starting to feel the effects of not sleeping. I kick off my flats and put my face against the cool wall and yawn. "You can sleep if you want. Your parents shouldn't be done for another couple hours." I hear Dylan say. "You two are so boring!" I hear Alice cry. "All you do is read and sleep!"
"That's funny coming from you, Ravenclaw. What does your house represent again?" I hear Al say.
"Shut up, Albus, before I smack you. Why don't we go visit your brother, hm?. Unless Uncle George fired him for blowing up his office with Fred." Alice responds. I hear them walk out the door and slam it shut. "Dylan, will you please turn off the lights?" I mumble into the pillow bringing it closer to me. I hear the lights click off. The last thing I feel is the bed creek as Dylan lies down next to me.
I am in pure darkness. I can't see my own hand in front of me. An eerie silence surrounds me until I hear a bloodcurdling scream shatter it. My heart starts racing. It feels like it's about to rupture my chest and flop out into the open. Before I know what I'm doing, I'm running. I don't know where to go, I just need to get out of the darkness. I hear a chuckle before a blinding pain hits me hard and fast. I feel something warm begin to drip down my side. I'm being watched. I can't run anymore. Another jolt of pain erupts from my leg. Whoever is watching me is circling around me. I'm the prey now.
A hoarse, male voice beings to hum a melody all too familiar to me. "Ring around the Rosie..."
Fear rushes through me as I hear the wicked voice. I begin to stumble, my leg in pain along with the wounded side of my body. I'm panting, the sensation of tears dripping down my face causing me to panic. Another wave of pain courses through me as I feel a slash open across my cheek.
"Pockets full of posies..".
My arm twists and I fall face first onto the ground, more blood seeping out from my wounds. I whine before I feel a weight being placed on my back. I don't have enough time to scream before the person puts all their weight on their foot which turned out to be the weight.
"Ashes, ashes, we all fall down."
The pain blinds me as soon as I hear the sickening crack of my own body span and then even the darkness vanishes.
I'm dead.
"Rosie wake up!" I feel someone nudge me gently. I shoot up panting. I feel a tear escape from my eye and roll down my face. I quickly check my side. There is no wound. No blood. I turn to see Dylan looking at me with worried eyes. He puts his arms around me and we lie back down. I put my head on his chest. I feel his heart beat fast. "What happened?" he asks.
I sit up and look at him.
"I don't know." I murmur, barely as a whisper. "Maybe we should go downstairs get you something to eat?" Dylan asks. I put my flats back on and use Alice's brush to fix my hair. Dylan grabs my hand and squeezes it reassuringly.
"If something is bothering you, you know you can tell me right?" he says as he opens the door.
"I know, Dylan. I trust you with my life".
Author's Note:
So, how do you feel about Dylan and Alice?
I personally am in love with Dylan. I based him a bit off my best friend.
More characters are showing up next chapter.
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