WC: 862
It was now the time to board the train. The duo sat in their compartment alone until their respective significant others walked in and sat down next to them.
"So, Gryffindor wins the cup again. Dumbledore seems to favour his former house."
"It's not like Snape doesn't do the same," Cormac said.
Tim sighed and said. "I'm not in his favour usually. Though I'm in his house."
"That's interesting."
The quartet continued talking until they reached King's Cross around 6pm. Cormac tugged Amber towards a couple that she assumed were his parents.
"Mum, dad. This is my girlfriend Amber Tonks."
Amber smiled shyly at her boyfriend's parents.
"It's nice to meet you, dear," Mrs. McLaggen said with an air of pomposity.
She could see where Cormac got his attitude. She kind of felt awkward around them so she decided to go find her dad but Cormac pulled her into a kiss.
"I'd appreciate it if you'd stop snogging my daughter," Elliot's voice said, sternly.
Amber sighed in relief as she pulled away from her overzealous boyfriend. It was times like these that she was thankful that her dad was a bit over protective.
"Mr. Tonks, Cormac McLaggen. Your daughter's boyfriend of five months."
Elliot was still tense as he shook his hand.
"It seems like our children are enjoying spending time together, I'm Deborah McLaggen."
"I'm Elliot Tonks," he said.
The two of them parted ways with the McLaggen family.
"What do even you see in that boy?" Elliot asked, exasperatedly.
Amber replied. "I honestly don't know, he hasn't always been this annoyingly lecherous. He used to be sweet. I should break up with him."
"Has he tried anything you're not ready for?"
Amber shook her head and Elliot sighed in relief.
It was a couple weeks into summer, Amber was invited over to Janet's house. She had taken the muggle bus. Seeing as she was raised by muggles, she had a muggle bus pass. She walked up to a brick house with some pink flamingos outside on the lawn. She knocked on the door. A few minutes later, a man with brown hair and blue eyes answered the door with a kind smile.
"Hello," Amber smiled.
"Oh, you must be Amber. I'm Quinton Bradley, Janet's husband."
She smiled and said. "Nice to meet you."
"Come in."
Amber walked in. Quinton led her to the kitchen. She looked around she noticed a little girl around four playing with some toys.
"Your guest is here, honey."
Janet turned around and greeted Amber warmly. As the greeting finished, there was a soft cry.
"That's the baby, she needs me," Janet said, wiping her hands and walking towards her child's room.
"Would you like a tour?"
Amber nodded. Quinton led her around their house.
"This is our daughter, Chloe," he introduced the four-year-old to Amber.
The little girl smiled at her shyly as Janet walked down the stairs with their three month old.
"Someone wanted to meet you, Amber," she said, showing her daughter to Amber.
Amber glanced over at the baby. She was really pretty. Janet put the baby down to sleep again and served dinner.
"So, you attend Hogwarts?" Quinton asked.
"Yes, I'll be a fourth year and I'm a Hufflepuff."
Quinton nodded and said. "I was a Ravenclaw, myself."
The group continued talking as they ate dinner. After dinner, they ate some dessert.
"I should get home," Amber said.
"Take the floo, it's much too late to take the bus."
Amber nodded and did as she was told.
It was now about a week later, Amber was over Cormac's house. She felt totally awkward around this family when she shouldn't be. She felt much more comfortable with Tim's mum and dad. That's the difference between the two pureblood families. She walked away from her boyfriend's parents and Cormac dutifully followed her.
"What's wrong, love?"
"I can't take it anymore, I feel so awkward around your parents and family. Like they're judging me."
"What are you going to do break up with me just because you feel awkward around my family?"
"Exactly but also because you're trying to pressure me into something I'm not ready for."
"We've been together for six months, don't you think it's time we go a little further."
Amber exclaimed. "We're bloody fourteen, it's much too soon for that. If we were older it would be more acceptable!"
"You're just not ready for me! I'll find someone who is!" Cormac exclaimed.
Amber stormed to her ex-boyfriend's fireplace and flooed back to her house.
It was a few days later, she was at home working on some homework. She still hasn't told anyone about her break up with Cormac. She finished the last sentence of her Charms essay and decided to go tell her dad about the break up.
"Hey dad."
"Hey sweetie."
"You know I lied to you about Cormac trying something on me that I wasn't ready for."
Elliot's green eyes darkened.
"I broke up with him a few days ago. That's not the only reason though. I felt like his family was judging me. I didn't like feeling that way."
Elliot got up and hugged his daughter.