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Well true to my word here is chapter 8.

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CHAPTER 8: Friends Divided

It was the week before Christmas and Harry and Jessie had barely spoken a word to each other since the Hogsmeade trip; until they were on their way to Transfiguration from Divination, when a fourth year glared at Jessie in the corridor.

"What is with people." Jessie muttered.

"That's what happens when your dad's a murder" Harry murmured

"What's that suppose to mean?" Jessie snapped stopping in the middle of the corridor.

"Your dad's the reason my parents are dead." Harry retorted turning to look at Jessie.

"So why the bloody hell are you blaming me?" Jessie exclaimed.

"Because he's YOUR dad!" Harry said hotly.

"I didn't choose who my parents were Harry!"

"That doesn't change the fact that your dad is the reason my parents are dead!"

"I'M NOT HIM!" Jessie shouted "I'M NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR PARENTS DEATH! HE IS! NOT ME!"

With that Jessie roughly pushed past Harry, Ron and Hermione and down the stairs.

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Jessie grumbled to herself, it had been a long day and she was beyond tired, she just wanted to go up to her bed and sleep. Her brown hair was now long enough to be put up, so it was in a messy ponytail. Just when she thought the day couldn't get any worse she ran into Vanessa.

"Jezebel." Vanessa greeted "isn't it?"

"Jessie."

"Oh. Well." Vanessa stuttered "Where's George?"

"Not with me." Jessie sighed.

"Why would he be with you?" Vanessa scoffed.

"Why wouldn't he be?"

"Because I don't like him hanging around you."

"To bloody bad." Jessie replied

"He's my boyfriend!" Vanessa hissed getting hostile.

"And he's my best friend!" Jessie retorted "That trumps boyfriend!"

"I can make him drop you like a fly." Vanessa sneered.

"Wanna bet?" Jessie challenged.

"It would be a shame if something happened to Fred and you got blamed for it." Vanessa smirked.

"Don't you dare hurt Fred. Or George!" Jessie growled "I will kill you if you hurt either of them!"

"And how are you gonna do that?" Vanessa asked.

"I've got ways." Jessie replied.

Vanessa glared at the younger girl, unsure if she was bluffing or not.

"Just remember you hurt either of them and you answer to me!" Jessie snapped before walking away.

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"Fred." Jessie hurried to catch up with the older twin.

"What's up firstie?"

"I need talk to you."

"About?"

"Stuff." Jessie said "Now please."

"Pushy little thing aren't you?" Fred asked as Jessie shoved him towards an alcove behind a tapestry.

"Just get in there." Jessie ordered.

"Alright, alright." Fred climbed into the alcove followed by Jessie who pulled the tapestry over the hole "So whats up?"

"Vanessa." Jessie said simply.

"Come on Jessie." Fred sighed "Don't tell me your still going on about her?"

"Yeah I am. When someone threatens my friends I tend to get a bit angry."

"Well that's-" Fred started "Wait, threatens your friends?"

Jessie nodded "She said and I quote 'It would be a shame if something happened to Fred and you got blamed for it' She threatened you Fred!"

Fred looked thoughtful for a moment before glancing at Jessie "You really think she'd pull something?"

"I don't know." Jessie shrugged "But the possibility and threat are still there."

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Later that night after nearly everyone had gone to bed Jessie sat on the couch, well more like laid on the couch, her legs were straight up, her heels resting on the top of the couch, her back on her seat of the couch and her head hanging off it. Her fingers were laced together, resting on her stomach.

"What are you doing?" Ginny asked coming around the couch.

"Thinking." Jessie replied.

"You sound annoyed." Danya threw in.

"Do I?" Jessie asked glaring at the 12 year old.

"Come off it." Ginny said dismissively flopping on the arm chair "Whats bothering you?"

"Things."

Ginny and Danya glanced at each other.

"Vanessa." They coughed at the same time.

Jessie smiled "Among other things."

"What's that evil witch doing?" Ginny asked, she clearly didn't like the Ravenclaw either.

"Being an evil witch." Jessie couldn't help but grin "I'll explain it to you later."

Jessie got up off the couch and headed upstairs to bed

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Jessie wrapped her arms tighter around herself as she trudged across the snow towards the Quidditch Pitch, her cleansweep 8 clutched in her gloved hand.

"You know it would be easier to fly down." A voice said.

Jessie turned to see Harry "Maybe." She shurgged.

"Jessie! Wait up!" Harry said running to catch up with her.

"What?"

"I'm sorry I blamed you for something your dad did 12 years ago." Harry shoved his hands deep in his winter jacket pockets.

Jessie smiled "Its okay. You were mad."

"Still I shouldn't have said what I did."

"I forgive you Harry." Jessie laughed.

"You do?"

"Yes." Jessie smiled "Wanna go fly around before we freeze to death?"

"Yeah."

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