Chapter 5

Weeks had passed since my last in counter with James, Christmas was soon approaching. I haven't really been talking too many of my friends and I feel horrible for it. Dom would sometimes study with me, we would hang out after classes, I'd become really close to Chace, the more I got to know him the more it felt like I'd known him all my life, he'd ask me just yesterday if I would like to go home with him for the Christmas break. I'm still thinking about it though, normally I would go to the Potters and Dom had asked if I'd like to go with her for Christmas and it's not like I'd see James that much because she's not always at James's. I could go to both maybe, spend the first part of Christmas break with Chace then go to Doms for the rest of Christmas, the Potter's and Weasley's sure know how to celebrate Christmas, that's actually not a bad idea. Christmas morning and lunch at Chace's then after lunch and dinner with The Weasley's and Potter's, yes that does sound just right.

"Chace! Chace!" I yelled. He was sitting with the other sixth years include the gang oh and he was sitting next to Dom, how cute! "Dom! Dom!" I screamed.

"Jeez girl, what the bloody hells the matter?"

"I have awesomely amazing, extremely great news!" I said excitedly.

"Your parent finally found out how awesomely amazing, extremely great you are?" Freddie looked like he was going to burst after he said that, I smiled he always thought somehow things would get better.

"Ok maybe not that kind of news…" everyone's face at the table sank.

"Hey, hey I don't need them to know what their missing out on right, and the news is, if it's still on offering that is I'll spend the first part of Christmas with Chace and then with all you Weasley's and Potter's for the rest of it"

Dom smiled she knew Christmas was my favourite time of the year and spending it with more than one family for me was absolutely amazing.

"You're going to spend Christmas with him too." James arrogantly mutters.

I glare at him, oh the nerve.

"Of course I am, Chace is my friend, unlike some he actually cares about how people feel."

Taking a dig at him, he knew I was talking about him because he didn't give back a smart remark.

"Umm awkward."

Smart Freddie. It wasn't until you said that and made it awkward.

"Well I'm off then." I really just didn't want to sit there partly because of James.

"Pru, you stay I'll go, you haven't even ate yet." James sounded so concerned as if he cared. Of course he cares we had been best friends for six years, he was my shoulder to cry on and the guy I so called loved.

I hadn't talked to him for weeks, hell he hadn't talk to me in weeks. Quidditch training has been terribly weird and awkward I might add, it got to the point we started using everyone as massagers to talk to each about new recruits and game strategies. We'd been avoiding each other that, meaning we didn't say a word to each other. What was I to say, thank you, not talk at all, smile and sit down or just walk away and pretend I didn't even hear him. No I can't do that, not to him.

"No James, stay." I replied and eased into the sit next to Tim, everyone kind of looked shocked.

Everyone had figured out that James and I were fighting, probably thought we would be fine the next day, and when we still didn't talk they knew it was serious. Both Beau and Freddie have been begging me to talk to him, finally when I told Dom, Freddie, Beau, Tim and Jesse everything that happened in my point of view and not James they understood in a not taking side's way. Except Dom, I guess she just doesn't like seeing people that are in her words are meant to be, not together, she's actually been rather mean to James, but I think he would understand.

"So what were you saying about your plans for Christmas Ari?" Tim asked.

"Well I'm going to be going to Chace's for lunch and then go to the Potter's and Weasley's after lunch, are you guys going to be there this year?" I looked towards Beau, Tim and Jesse.

All three of them looked at each other, and then as if they had practiced it said "Not sure" then looked at each other again and busted out laughing. My friends, the group almost felt normal for a moment but then there was still that sense that I just couldn't talk to my best friend.

I turned to Dom "So what are you up to today?"

"I had planned on doing some study, it feels weird having a Friday with no classes." she replied

Every Friday, sixth and seventh years get to have a day were we can catch up on schoolwork, Quidditch practice and other school activities.

"Oh how boring."

"Wait what you're not going to study remember it's not the weekend yet Ari."

"Yeah I know, just don't feel like it."

Freddie starting coughing wait he was chocking.

"Mate are you right?" Beau asked him.

"Yeah, yeah sorry I just thought I heard Ari say that she didn't feel like studying."

"Yeah I did, I'm just not in the mood, I'm thinking I'm gonna go play some Quidditch, you know have some fun for once." I said they were all looking at me funny even James "I haven't played a game of Quidditch in ages, since the last day of fifth year to be exact." It was true too with James and I not talking Quidditch practice was exactly that, practice. I mean we all showed off, flighting skills, balancing movements but we actually haven't played a game. Now come to think of it, I can't believe we haven't. That could possibly be the most stupid thing ever, we have two new comers to the team and we all don't know I thing about being a team together.

"Well come on gang, we must get this girl on her broom!" Timmy said. He's such an idiot but I couldn't live without him.

I jump, start to walk and realize there not following me and turn.

"Well are you all going to help me get on that broom? And I do want to see how good of a Quidditch star Mr De Noir is." giving Chace a look.

"Game on!" Chace challenged.

"I like this boy more every day!" Dom stated, I just laughed, flirt.

And off we walked to the Quidditch field and we were normal again, and then from the corner of my eye I could James looking at me. Ok, not as normal as it used to be.