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Author's Notes: I was at Barnes and Noble this week after work and I love their new advertisement for Harry Potter! "You've read 3,440 pages, now there are only 748 left." (Sorry if I got the numbers wrong, but you get the idea). I love it! It makes me so sad to think of it that way! PS: WEASLEYxISxMYxKING this chapter is for you ^_^

Chapter 15: Questions, Quidditch, & Ron

Emma and Draco left the hospital two days later. Harry noticed that the Slytherins (especially Pansy) made a huge fuss over Draco's absence but hardly anyone noticed Emma's absence. Besides Ron, Hermione, Ginny, and him the only people he noticed asking Emma what happened was Seamus and Neville. "How are you feeling?" Harry asked at breakfast.

"I'm fine. Have you been having weird dreams?" she asked worriedly. She didn't want to say that it was nice sleeping through the night the last two nights.

"How is it I hexed you and your boyfriend, and you are worried about me?" he kept hearing Draco saying 'what idiot goes around using unknown spells?' He still didn't have an answer.

She grinned. "What can I say?" she said, picking at her food which made Harry frown. "So Ginny is seeker?"

"Yeah, and Dean will be chaser with you and Katie," Harry nodded. "I'm sorry."

"I know," she said squeezing his hand. Then, after looking at his plate, she took his toast. "Oatmeal just doesn't look appeasing right now," she said. Harry grabbed both of their bags and they headed off to Transfiguration.

"Snape might kill me in detention this weekend, so if he does, just know I'm glad you are my cousin," Harry said.

Emma hugged him right as Seamus walked up. "Em!" he said happily. "Where have you been?"

"Wasn't feeling well, but Pomfrey cleared me," she said honestly. "I"ll be there tonight," she promised.

"That's not why I was asking," Seamus said defensively, but he saw her smile and knew she was kidding. "I'll see you guys later."

"What is tonight?" Harry asked.

"If I tell you, I'd have to kill you, well, have other people kill you, I don't need to dirty my hands when I have minions," Emma said grinning. "Then what would Voldemort do?" She smiled, seeing Harry laugh. "Seriously, you know what, you've seen us before."

"Does Draco know?" Harry whispered. Emma nodded. "I want to know too."

Emma rolled her eyes. "Honestly, the two of you are like children sometimes. Wanting something just because Draco has it isn't a good enough reason. You'll still be at practice, right?" He nodded and she took her seat next to Hermione in Transfiguration, while Harry sat next to Ron.

When they arrived at practice that afternoon they found Harry sitting in the stands. "Snape says I can not get on a broom," Harry said. "Threatened to burn my Firebolt. I'll be watching from down here."

"Ah, Harry, we'll be great, don't worry!" Katie said encouragingly. "This is our year, again."

Ginny gave him an encouraging hug and they all took off for what was a long practice.

'I've had a thought,' Emma said. She was walking back towards the castle after practice.

'Hopefully a funny one,' Draco mumbled. 'Now that I am so close to finishing this, I find myself trying to find ways of delaying it.'

'I know. I wish there was, but Dumbledore still has time to put into plan whatever his plan is. Anyways, here is my thought. James and Lily, Harry and Ginny . . . see any parallels?'

'I didn't know James and Lily,' he pointed out. "And you don't want to know what my father has said about them in the past.'

'I can imagine,' Emma said rolling her eyes. 'Well, James worked so hard to win Lily. It was destiny. Ginny seems to be like James in the sense that she has been infatuated with Harry forever like James was with Lily. The only difference is she hasn't gone around hexing not-so-innocent Slytherins. It has taken Lily and Harry longer to realize and act on their feelings. Harry is so like James, but in this way he takes after Lily.'

'You think Harry and Ginny are meant to be too,' Draco concluded.

'I can't read auras, only Jane can, but I like what I sense,' Emma concluded.

Harry was coming up behind Emma with Ron and Ginny when he noticed the flicker of grey in her eyes. "It means she is talking with Draco," Ginny explained seeing the curious look on his face.

"Why didn't you tell us they were bonded?" Ron asked.

"Well, if I knew what would have happened I would have, but Hermione and I thought it should be something she told you when you were ready to hear it," Ginny said. "I don't go around telling you the details of me and my boyfriends now do I?" she demanded. "Honestly. Anyways, I need to shower before dinner, I'll see you two later. Em!" Ginny called running up to her.

"What is going on?" Ron asked. "Is it me, or is it about once a week she and Emma disappear after dinner?" Ron said. "Actually, Seamus and Neville too."

"Seamus did say something about tonight," Harry said. "I think it was what we watched them doing at the Cup."

"That makes sense, even if we don't know exactly what that means," Ron said. "Everyone else in the family knows it, again," Ron said feeling like the odd man out again in his family. "At least Ginny has a group now, not like her first year."

"I think it's good for Emma, too," Harry said watching where Emma and Ginny use to be before they disappeared into the castle. "I mean, she still only really has Draco, but . . . I don't know, it's like she gets out more now. I want to say more expressive, but the only time I have seen Emma expressive was that night in the Common Room," Harry said. "But it seems like it's good for her."

"Hermione is dying to know more about it, you know," Ron said snickering. "I've seen her looking through the library for secret societies in Hogwarts, listings of formal clubs, everything you could think of and she is getting frustrated. I pointed out if it was a secret society they very likely they wouldn't have a book about them in the library."

"I bet she didn't take that well," Harry said laughing. "You know, you have an odd way of expressing yourself around 'mione."

"What do you mean by that?" Ron demanded as his ears turned a bright red.

"Never mind. Maybe I should talk to Emma before opening my big mouth," Harry said.

Ron's jaw dropped. "You think Emma knows?" he asked worriedly.

Harry raised an eyebrow. "Empath," he reminded.

"Do you think she told Hermione?" Ron asked, sounding hysterical.

"Have you ever seen or heard of Emma talking about other students?" Harry asked. "She would be the best secret keeper a person could find," Harry said. "No, I'm just saying she would be a good person to talk to."

"Do you know how weird it would be to have a conversation with Emma?" Ron asked. "No offense, I know she is your cousin, and a Potter, but, truthfully, knowing she is an empath, and can do mad crazy stuff with her mind kind of freaks me out. What if I offend her and she makes me think I am a toad for the rest of my life?"

"Or makes Hermione think you are a toad?" Harry laughed. Ron's face paled at the thought. "Just joking mate. Emma's not like that. Don't worry. I just meant she's a good listener and gives good advice. Let's head in to dinner, I have that essay to finish for Snape tomorrow."

"Bullocks, I forgot about that," Ron said as he followed Harry into the Great Hall.

Author's Notes Next chapter will be up soon! Almost done with year 6 : (

Prof. Epona Thank you! I wanted to be as true to the chapter as possible but still put my own two cents in. Potter Fan Bo He started to blow up! I think he was more shocked than anything. I don't think he has completely adjusted to the idea . . . yet. iceball well, i'll get year 7 started before the book anyways! Thanks! I love writing a rash and emotional Harry Childofthkng I definitely love all my readers! Chocolate frogs and butterbeers for everyone! AnimeCrazy No, not how Emma planned it, but definitely how I planned it: ) I think they still have more to talk about. Deanne Stevenson Thank you! I'm flattered! Especially since you are reading all my other current stories! Thank you!!! Devil-Angel My beta loves Ron so I am trying to put him in more : ) It is nice (for Emma and Draco) to have someone else know about them. readerwriterwhatever Thank you! I am trying to tie everything together, some of which I have strung along for a few "years". Snuffles-Sweetie Thanks! he knows about the bond, but I highly doubt he has accepted Draco as his future cousin-in-law. Hannah I'm sure the bond is going to cause problems (one of which probably really soon) Essaouire I thought it was luck Snape appeared so quickly in the book too (What if Draco bled to death or was scarred! To scary to think about: ) and yes! Their first civil conversation! It was a momentous night! KRP It does seem to be a flood of people, but for the most part, everyone who will know already knows about it (the trio, DD, Snape). As for the end of the book, JK's writing is brilliant : ) You got an account on Yay! DaffodilSweetie Emma still has the dark-mark tattoo, I was just introducing the other ones. I can imagine Draco saying that if something marks his body he wants to have a say in it. year1989 Thank you! yes, everything is hectic trying to find a job and apartment in a new city I have yet to go visit :( so much stress, but I love working on my stories, they are a major stress relief erica I had emma do that once! She left a book for Hermione or something! That would be a funny way to do it. Harry and Ron still in the learning stages are hilarious. Thanks!!!