(A/N Whoa! Ha I got this one out fast! Couldn't wait! Some of the parts are from the movie more then the book sorry if you don't like that! Reminder I edit it all by myself so sorry if you find mistakes I really do try to fix it up before putting it on! Enjoy!! p.s. this is a longer one!)
I jolted up right and looked wildly around, only to find I was in the hospital wing. Hermione stood next to my bed with Harry looking down at Ron who lay in the bad next to me, out cold. Dumbledore was walking away and closing the doors to the wing behind him. Hermione turned back to Harry and pulled out her time turner. I leapt to my feet and was by there side in an instant, ignoring the way the room spun.
"What happened?" I asked and they and they looked up shocked to see me standing there.
"They have Sirius" Harry looked a little distraught.
"What's that?" he asked Hermione pointing then to the turner.
"It's a time turner" I answered.
"Precisely" Hermione said and she threw the chain around Harry's head.
"I'm going too!" I said defiantly. Harry smiled weakly.
"I don't think you should Tala" he said softly.
"Yes I am that's my father they have!"
"Alright if you are feeling up to it" Hermione said, giving Harry a look, and she included me then turned the turner three timed sending us three hours back. I followed as she explained what she had just done to Harry and we watched us going down to Hagrid's.
"What's going to happened to Sirius now that they have him?" I asked suddenly as we hid behind pumpkins in Hagrid's garden and watched ourselves in his cabin. They looked a bit uncomfortable.
"Well he was going to be kissed." Hermione said looking disturbed.
"No!" I cried.
"Shh! We will save him!" she added and we watched as we left the house then saw that we were coming straight for ourselves. We quickly ran into the woods. It wasn't long before ourselves, three hours ago, ran off and the minister and Dumbledore came down. We waited as they entered the cabin then Harry hurried over to Buckbeak who waited to be executed. He bowed and then grabbed Buckbeak's chain and pulled; after a few pulled Buckbeak stood and followed very reluctantly I might add. We raced into the woods and smiled at saving Buckbeak.
"And now we wait." We watched as we Ron was drug by Sirius into the tunnel and then we followed. Then Lupin went down the tunnel and then Snape. We waited and waited and then we came out.
We watched as the scene unfolded. Sirius and I fought off Lupin and then Harry was moving.
Hermione and I followed running to keep up. He ran to the lake and I felt a chill creep into my bones and I soon found out why. There on the opposite shore of the lake was Harry and Sirius and a whole flock of dementors. They flew around and around weakening Harry and Sirius and we watched horrified as they both dropped to the ground.
"He will come!" Harry said and watched as the dementors flew closer for the kill.
"No one is coming Harry" Hermione whispered and Harry ran forward and out of his wand came the most powerful patronus I have ever seen. A great stag erupted from the tip of Harry's wand and it chased all the dementors off leaving an exhilarated Harry.
"It was me" he breathed. We watched silently as Snape came down and found there bodies he had them removed and they took Sirius into the castle.
We climbed on Buckbeak flew up to the window that, they explain, Dumbledore happened to mention Sirius was in. We got close and knocked; a surprised and weary Sirius swung opened the window and laughed seeing what we were doing. He swung on Buckbeak in front of me and behind Harry and we flew up to the Astronomy tower. We landed and jumped down. Sirius immediately hugged me.
"It might be a while until I see you again and I just want to tell you, I love you!" He told me and I felt my lower lip quiver and he took hold of the chain we used to hold onto to steer Buckbeak and he turned to Hermione.
"You really are the brightest witch of your age you know." And she blushed. Into the air he went and I whispered.
"I love you." We hurried back down to the hospital wing, with seconds to spare and I fell down in the bed for a long needed rest.
I opened my eyes to find Ginny, Luna, Harry, and Hermione all sitting around.
"She is awake." Luna alerted everyone.
"Hey you" Ginny said laughing "sleep long enough?" I laughed and sat up. Mrs. Pumfrey hurried in and after checking me over gave me the okay and told me I could leave soon, Ron on the other hand would be here a while.
"Oh you better watch out Fred and George were raving mad this morning after they found out you went and got yourself all banged up." Ginny teased and I couldn't help but blush.
There was a bang as the doors were hastily shoved open. "Speak of the devils here they are" Ginny flashed a good luck smiled and she, Luna, Harry, and Hermione all left me alone with the sleeping Ron and, yes terribly mad, Fred and George.
They stormed up right to where I sat on my bed. I could feel a bandage wrapped around my head, a few cuts on my cheeks and arms which were visible, and what felt like a bandage on my leg. It didn't look too good I assumed. Fred sat in on chair by the right side of my bed and George sat on the bed next to him. For a while they just glared at me while I sized up there anger. Their fire red hair wasn't helping.
"What were you thinking?!" Fred started.
"You could have been hurt" George butted in.
"Worse" Fred added taking in the bandages.
"Or killed!" George said waving his hand in the air.
"I know but I had to help!" I said defending my self. I could feel the bang of a headache coming on and they had only just started.
"Why would you!" Fred asked even though I just told him.
"I had to" I said putting a little more emphasis on the had.
"Well it was stupid!" George stated.
"You shouldn't have!" Fred put in. I knew I shouldn't, it was a bad excuse, it was wrong, but I couldn't help it, I hated having them yell at me.
I let my hand reach up and grasp at my head squinting just for the affect, even though the pain was real. Every thud hurt more then the first and I could feel my pulse in the very spot that the bandage covered. In seconds, their faces softened and Fred reached for my right hand that lay on the blankets. He grasped it and looked deep into my eyes.
"You know we are only yelling because we care about you" he sighed.
"I know but tell my head that."
"You should rest we shouldn't have come so soon, but we just had to see that you were alright." George said reached up and took my hand away from my head. As his touch I felt chills rush down my arm and my heart fluttered.
"Yes rest" Fred pushed and he patted my hand; then released it. George held on to my other hand for a little longer as Fred stood. He looked deep into my grey eyes with his deep chestnut ones, he sighed deep and I could read the worry in his eyes. The he let go of my hand and was gone following Fred. The tingling feeling slowly disappeared from my palm; I sighed and laid back for some well needed rest for my poor throbbing brain.
I woke very early in my own bed, just a few days ago I will still in the Hospital wing nursing my wounds. My head was healed of the slightly deep wound I received after crashing into the rock that Lupin threw me down on to. The small scrapes from the heat of the battle were gone and the cuts on my right leg where Lupin's claws had dug in when he lifted me were scarred, there for life, madam Pumfrey had sadly informed me.
I weakly sat up from my bed wanting to savor this last day here at school. I hurriedly got dressed and looked around, everyone was still sound asleep so I snuck down to the common room. I sat in one of the cushiony couches by the roaring fire and relaxed.
I heard him before I saw him and I quickly spun around. George was there in mid creep and the funniest look on his face, a mix of surprise and laughter. I giggled at his failed attempt sitting back down and he, only pretending to be mad, hoped over the top of the couch, flopping down next to me.
"How did you know?!" he demanded.
"I could hear you" I smiled.
"But I couldn't even hear my self and if I have to admit it my ears are much larger than yours!" He insulted himself, making me laugh and I realized it was my animal enhanced hearing kicking in.
I often found when I least expected it my animal senses would sneak through the barrier between me and my animal self. Some I allowed on purpose like the enhanced sight and sense of smell and of coarse the hearing. I just laughed all the harder and he looked confused.
"Don't laugh at me, especially when I don't get it!" he cried grinning and he gave me a little shove.
"Hey that's your fault!" I said struggling to regain my balance and then I shoved him.
"Oh knock it off you two love birds" I heard from behind me. I turned to find Ginny with a teasing smirk playing on her lips. George jumped up and blushed but I knew better then to give Ginny the satisfaction of a blush.
We planed to spend the last day together, everyone, Ginny, Luna, Harry, Ron (fresh from the hospital wing), Hermione, Neville, Fred, George, and myself. It was a truly unforgettable day with all my good friends and saying final goodbyes at the train station was hard, Ginny and I promised to spend everyday together when we got home and then I followed Gram to her old Buick.
The summer sped by and Ginny, Fred, and George accompanied me to Diagon ally when I decided I would try out for Quidditch team as a chaser the next year.
After really mulling it over still I couldn't decide if I wanted the Nimbus 2000 or the Nimbus 2001, both, by the way, very nice brooms. I eventually went with the Nimbus 2001 whose handle was a smooth black and end of the twigs came to a point that was silver. I loved it and wished for no other broom. I always flew to the Weasleys with Kala perched on the tip of my broom as I soared over the ground; I could only imagine how much that made me look like a true witch.
We held matches all summer that were usually Me, Ginny, and George, vs. Ron, Fred; and every time Fred protested that it wasn't not fair. So the days Luna would come with me, she lived right up the road, she would borrow a cleansweep and it would be Ginny, Luna, and myself against Fred, George, and Ron, we girls always won.
They even took me with to the Quidditch world cup. That was an adventure all in itself, the game was good but what happened after that was not. Death eaters invaded and someone cast the dark mark, spreading fear into the hearts of all.
In no time the two month break slipped past and before I knew it we were back at the train station staying goodbye to our families. As we sat in the great hall that night after our feast, that was as usually, indescribably wonderful Dumbledore made a very important announcement.
"This year we shall be holding the Triwizard Tournament!" a buzz broke out among all the students as they whispered excitedly to one another.
"Although" Dumbledore continued and the room fell silent "the ministry has come to the conclusion that for your safety no one under the age of 17 may enter the tournament!" an angry roar broke out from most of the students under 17 then and I saw Fred and George frown angrily and join the shouts. I shook my head as Dumbledore explained further then dismissed us.
The angry whispers hissed along all the way up the stairs and into the common room. I left with Ginny and Hermione leaving all the guys to complain about the age rule. I knew better then to question it but a little part of me wouldn't have minded entering.
I sat with Hermione in the great hall the next morning where the goblet sat waiting for daring students to throw in their name. George and Fred burst into the room holding vials and smiling proudly.
Thank you" the slapped hands with other students.
"Well we have done it!" Fred announced happily.
"Cooked it up this morning" George exclaimed.
It's not going to work" Hermione said rolling her eyes.
They plopped down next to Hermione and me, George straddling the bench next to me and Fred next to Hermione.
"Oh yeah, why is that Granger?" they asked Hermione who slammed her book closed wearing a look that was a mix of amusement and pity.
"You see that? That's an age line, Dumbledore drew it himself." She explained pointing to the faint blue ring around the goblet.
"So?" they chirped enjoying this.
"So" she asked sounding slightly disgusted. "A genius like Dumbledore couldn't possibly be fooled by something so pathetically dimwitted as an age potion."
"Ah, but that's why it's so brilliant" George exclaimed.
"Because it is so pathetically dimwitted" Fred finished. I shook my head as they jumped up and Fred and George pulled out the cork on their age potions.
"Ready Fred" George asked.
"Ready George" Fred answered and I watched quite amused as they tapped bottles and chugged the stuff. We all waited but no real change came to there bodies.
"Ha-ha!" they cheered and stepped over the line. Nothing happened; they strutted forward and threw two pieces of paper into the blue flames. Still nothing happened. The two cheered and patted each others backs but just then the goblet spit out the papers, throwing them back. When they sat up snow white beards hung from there chins down to their waists. They looked at each other.
"You said"
"You said" They shouted and tackled one another rolling over the floor as shouts of laughter burst from everyone at the sight of the two.
I must say it came as a surprise when the next day Harry's name was spit from the flame and I felt dread sink into my bones.
As for school the year was really quite boring except for the first challenge with the dragons leaving Victor and Harry tied for first Harry got popular fast. Truthfully I enjoyed watching the dragons, they were powerfully stunning creatures.
But the thing that had me, all the girls, excited was the Yule ball. I was even asked to it by a boy from Ravenclaw named Nate Gryffyn.
He was a tall muscular boy 1 year older then I; he had short rich coffee colored hair that came to his forehead. His eyes were a sea green with a tinge of blue. He was handsome and even Ginny admitted she was jealous. She was going with Neville who nervously asked her. Really she wouldn't have been aloud unless someone in the 5th year and up would have asked her.
I wore a dress that fell down to my feet and the top to my waist was baby blue silk that was ended by a light blue wrap and from then down it was, a mix of blue, white, and at the ends patches of deep maroon, the material was light and silky. I had a pair of flats with a light blue ribbon that tied off a little ways up my calf. I captured my thick curls in a loose bun, letting a few curls slip past to hang by my face, and I let Ginny put a little makeup on me.
She brushed on a light blue eye shadow, little black eyeliner, light pink lip stick, and a smidge of pale rose blush.
She was wearing a sky blue dress that fell to the floor, with a brown wrap that ended in a loose bow in the back. The dress was perfect in the way it complemented her bright red hair that was wrapped up in a braided bun and looked awesome. She had even let me try a curling spell on her bangs that fell free and I was happy when it successfully curled them to perfection. Her shoes were also a pair of flats but they were brown and tied off at the ankle. She had a bit of brown eye shadow, black eye liner, peach lip stick, and light pink blush.
We walked to meet our dates together admiring everyone's outfits. Luna sadly hadn't been asked to go no mater how hard we tried to get her a date but Hermione was there and she had on a long pink dress with ruffles at the shoulders. Her hair was pulled back in a tight bun with a few ringlets of hair next to her face. She stood arm in arm with Victor Crum who had eyes only for her. Seeing us smiled nervously and gave a wave and we waved back, giving her a quick thumbs up, giggling like two 10 year old girls.
Neville and Nate were waiting. Neville had on black trousers and jacket, with a white shirt underneath with a neat white bow tie. Nate looked great with his own smoky grey trousers and grey jacket, he had a white shirt on underneath and silver, grey bow tie. I took his arm and he looked me over with a complementing smile on his face as we walked into the great hall.
Table with white tablecloths sat on the outskirts and the floor in the middle was open, and a stage sat to the right where the Weird Sister's were playing some soft music. The roof showed a clear starry night with a slight shower of dusty snow that stopped before coating the people below, and people were already out on the floor dancing. Three grand white trees stood at the front of the hall and icicles hung from the roof. Everything was white, blue, and/or had an icy look to it, it was splendid.
I spotted Fred and Angelina dancing and Fred was beaming but there was no sign of George. Although Fred looked stunning in his black suit, I couldn't get a good look at him and soon he and Angelina were soon lost in the crowd.
Nate, smiling, took my hand and led me out into the thick of it and we danced and danced. I couldn't help but look, for George; I couldn't bear to think of him sitting all alone in the common room while we danced the night away with out him.
Nate and I had taken a seat and he had gone to get us drinks. Ginny walked over grinning and I stood to meet her.
"Hey how is it going?" I asked.
"Great, this is so much fun!" she exclaimed. "Where is Nate?"
"Oh he went to get drinks." I informed her and she nodded.
"Oh, someone is look-" she started but saw she lost my attention.
There he was looking amazing, George wore a black suit much like Fred's with a black vest and loosely hanging tie, but as I looked at George my breath caught in my throat.
He was looking, for someone as his chestnut eyes scanned the crowd. His hands were shoved deep into his pockets and I glanced at Ginny who was smirking madly.
Just then as I looked back George's eyes found me and he stopped dead and just started. My heart leapt into my through, trying to suffocate me I could only guess, because I started to feel light headed. Ginny grabbed my arm and I crashed down to earth, seeing I was okay and that George was walking towards me, Ginny disappeared.
"You look….amazing" George complimented sweetly.
"You do to" I managed to get out. Amazing was an understatement, he looked gorgeous, breathtaking, too good for words.
We just smiled at each other for a while and in that time Nate returned and handed me my drink of butterbeer. I saw a flash of something in George's eyes as he looked down coldly on Nate, who wasn't really too much shorter then he was.
I took a sip from my cup and then set it on the table and Nate did the same but George just kept glaring not saying a word a frown plastered on his face.
"George, this is Nate my date" I introduced but George didn't mover of let up his stare. I stood waiting for George to say something and the tension sat heavy on my shoulders.
"Would you like to go dance?" I could hear nervousness in Nate's voice and I knew that George was making him uneasy, as I could even feel the tension in the air around us.
I nodded and smiled letting him take my hand and lead me away. As he did I turned back to George who followed us with his eyes and I glared, angry at him for being so cold.
We danced and as a slow song came on I felt a tap on my shoulder. I saw Nate's eyes get big and as I turned I found Fred and understood Nate's sudden hesitation.
"Hi Fred" I said cheerfully.
"Hey Tala, how has your night been going?"
"Good. Oh this is my date Nate!" I turned to Nate who still looked weary of Fred. "You met his twin George a bit ago, this is Fred" I said trying to make his relax. Fred smiled at him which helped a lot.
"How do ya do?" Fred asked and he held out his hand. Obviously seeing that this really was a different guy Nate smiled back and shook his hand. "You don't mind if I steal Tala for a dance do you?" Fred asked putting his arm around my shoulder.
"Of course not I am just going to get a bit to eat" he said looking to me.
"Okay see you in a little" I said as Fred stole me away. He took my left hand and I rested my right on his shoulder. His right sat on my hip and he looked down at me.
"What was up with Nate? He was looking at me like I was some two headed beast." Fred asked looking genuinely concerned.
"I have a pretty good ideal; I am going to need to speak with George later." I said through clenched teeth and Fred knew better then to ask any more.
As we danced along he took my hand that he was holding and put it on his shoulder and wrapped his arms around my waist in a very comforting way. I got closer and grasped my hands behind his neck, resting my head on his shoulder.
We danced along like that, I was completely content to stay like that, Fred was like an older brother and I loved him dearly. The song ended and the time was nearing 12 and the crowd was a bit thinner. Fred and I parted with smiles and I met back up with Nate.
"Who was that?" he asked and I knew he was just curios maybe even jealous.
"Oh Fred, he is one of my best friends, more like my older brother" I reassured him and Nate nodded looking relived.
"You know what it is getting late I should really go" I said just as the need for sleep caught up with me. He walked me out to the doors where it was more private.
"I had so much fun with you!" I said smiling warmly and I really had he was such a nice guy.
"Me too. Well goodnight." He said and I couldn't help but hug him, placing a quick kiss on his cheek.
I heard a small almost inaudible cough but my sensitive hearing caught it. I let go of Nate who blushed and we parted.
I looked up the stairs and caught sight of a black back going around the corner. I gathered my dress in my hands and, after making sure Nate was out of sight, raced up the steps and round the corner. I saw him, head bowed, but I could just see the tips of his fire red hair as he turned the second corner. I raced after the fleeing figure and caught up with him.
"What is wrong with you!?" I cried cutting him off, George looked startled but he didn't answer. "Why?" I asked him growing frustrated quickly.
"Why what?" he spit out at me and I was a bit surprised to hear the bitterness in his voice.
"You know what!" I spit back, "My date, just about scared him out of his skin with your glaring!" I shouted.
He just shrugged looking away from me.
"Look at me when I am talking to you!" I was angry and just getting angrier. "What in the world made you do it? He is a perfectly nice guy and we were enjoying ourselves!" I yelled.
I could see muscles pop in his jaw as he clenched it and he still wasn't looking at me.
"I told you to look at me!" I growled at him and he shifted uneasily. "I don't know what your problem is but if you don't explain yourself you can just say goodbye to our friendship!" I threatened, this got his attention and he finally looked down at me his eyes blank and unreadable.
I waited and the time ticked by but he didn't speak.
"Well I see you have made your decision" I couldn't believe it he was just going to let me go; I could feel the tears welling up in my eyes. "Fine then!" the tears pushed against my eye lids.
"Tala" he whispered.
"No just leave me alone, okay, don't talk to me anymore!" I spun around just as the dam broke and the tears poured down my cheeks.
I ran blindly back to my room, scrubbed the makeup off and changed quickly, throwing the dress roughly into my trunk slamming it closed. I fell on my pillow and let it all go, the swell of tears released in waves. I soon fell asleep dreaming of water choking me and there free of the water George. I called to him to help me but he just stood and stared as I sunk deeper down into the merky water.
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