It's April 25, the twins are officially teenagers and they went home for the weekend of their birthday. When they woke up they each found a gift at the end of their beds.
"For my little boy who is about to become a young man" Jack read
"For my little girl who is about to become a young woman" Emma read.
"Woah, look what Dad gave me, Emma" said Jack.
"His chess board when he was a kid. Wicked! said Emma.
"What did Mum give you?" asked Jack. Emma gasped when she opened the tiny box on her bed.
"It's Mum's favorite earrings. The pink flower ones she wore at her first Yule Ball" said Emma putting the beautiful earrings in her ear lobes.
"Now my ears are pretty. No one will see them as something ugly because I'm deaf" said Emma.
"There are my babies, oh but you aren't babies anymore" Hermione cried hugging her children.
"Mum, we can't breathe" Jack said. Ron bent down and looked at his daughter in her new earrings.
'You look beautiful, Jellybean, just like your Mum' Ron Signed. Emma hugged her dad.
"Thank you, Daddy" said Emma.
"Hey where are my Godchildren?" Ginny asked. Emma and Jack hugged their aunt and uncle and cousin.
"Happy birthday, guys" James said kissing Emma's forehead and giving Jack a brotherly hug.
"Hey sweetie" Harry said kissing Emma's forehead.
"I can still pick you up" Harry said lifting Emma into his arms.
"I'm 4'11"! I'm not that tiny" Emma protested.
"Are those your Mum's earrings?" Harry asked.
"Yeah, she gave them to me" said Emma.
"Well you look very pretty with them on. Maybe you'll empress a certain Irish boy back at school?" Harry smiled.
"Uncle Harry!" Emma squealed.
"Oh I've seen the way he looks at you in class. Just like the way your Dad would look at your Mum" Harry said.
"When did Daddy tell Mum he loved her?" Emma asked.
"The summer before our sixth year" Harry said. Emma was definitely feeling something for Danny but she didn't think it was love, not yet anyway.
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"Ok class, today we're going to be going out to the lake. You will be doing scuba diving and you will have to communicate using BSL and MSL" Professor Bray said. Everyone got their swimsuits on, expect Lizzie.
"Lizzie come on!" Danny said. Lizzie shook her head.
"Miss Donavan, are you going to get in the water, sweetie?" Bray asked gently.
"I'm scared of the water" Lizzie whispered. Jack got out of the lake and gently led Lizzie over it. He put her hand in the water.
"It won't hurt you, Liz" Jack said. Tears filled Lizzie's eyes and she ran to Triple H.
"Lizzie!" Emma said running to her friend.
"Lizzie, aren't you suppose to be in Sign Language class?" Emma said but she saw Lizzie's face she hugged her.
"What happened, Lizzie?" Emma asked.
"We had to go scuba diving and use Sign Language under water to communicate. I don't like that water" said Lizzie. Emma hugged her friend and led her to the kitchens.
"Hello Miss Weasely and Miss Donavan, how can Dobby help you?" the elf asked.
"May we have something to eat please, Dobby?" Emma showing her and Lizzie's Triple H cards and Dobby scanned the cards with his finger.
"Miss Weasely haven't used any of your food breaks yet, that's good" said Dobby.
"Here are sweets for Miss Weasely and Miss Donavan" said Winky. The girls sat down at a small table and ate their snacks.
"Why don't you like the water, Lizzie?" Emma asked.
"When I was in treatment I had to have a catheter in my chest so I could get chemo and go to Muggle school at the same time and I couldn't swim for three years. I came off treatment only three years ago and I'm still scared of the water" said Lizzie.
"Sir Nicolas, have you seen Lizzie Donavan?" James asked.
"Oh yes, her and your cousin went the kitchens" the ghost said.
"Thank you" James said. The boys and Leah went the kitchens and found the girls sitting at the table with Emma rubbing Lizzie's back. Lizzie saw her friends enter but she became so overwhelmed by the company that Emma made them leave.
"But Emmy…" Jack said
"Go Jack, it's your fault she's upset in the first place" Emma said.
Later that night, Jack decided that he needed to apologize to Lizzie.
"Hey Lizzie" Jack sighed.
"Hi Jack" Lizzie smiled nervously.
"Lizzie, I'm really sorry if I frightened you today" Jack said.
"It's ok, Jack, I know you were trying to help" Lizzie said.
"May I ask why you are frightened of the water?" Jack said. Lizzie bravely unbuttoned her blouse a little and faced Jack.
"This is why" Lizzie said showing Jack the scar on her breast.
"Is that from a catheter?" Jack asked.
"Yes" said Lizzie as she buttoned her blouse back up.
"So you're afraid of the water because you couldn't swim for the three years you were on treatment. Oh wow, I am so sorry, Liz, I shouldn't have done that, I'm such a prat" Jack said.
"No Jack, its ok, really" Lizzie said.
"I'll make it up to you, I promise" Jack said.
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It was raining the day of the Qudditch match against Ravenclaw. The wind was howling and Emma was having trouble making saves.
"Little Weasely is looking kinda shaky up there. Maybe someone should, I my God!" Emma had slipped off her broom and was hanging onto it for dear life.
"Help!" Emma screamed. While she was hanging onto to her broom someone had thrown the blugger and hit Emma's arm.
"Emma! Someone help her!" Leah said. James reached for his cousin and pulled her onto his broom.
"I've got you, Emmy" James said. The game stopped and declared a tie. Jack picked up his sister and hugged her tightly. Emma cried in her brother's shoulder while he stroked her hair.
"I've got you, Emmy, let's go to the hospital wing" Jack said.
'Good game' Danny Signed. Emma smiled.
'Thank you' Emma Signed back.
"Hello Mister Weasely, can place your sister here" Susan said. Jack covered Emma with a blanket while Susan rapped Emma's arm up in a cast and gave her a potion the help heal her arm.
"You'll stay here overnight, ok honey? The rest of you may either leave or stay" Susan said. Danny stayed with Emma while everyone found them something to eat. Danny tucked Emma into her bed. Emma patted the empty spot beside her and Danny climbed in the bed with her. He stayed on top of the covers of course, he was a gentlemen. He hadn't earned the right to sleep under the covers with a girl yet, especially Emma.
'May I give a kiss to your cast?' Danny Signed to Emma. She lifted her arm slowly and Danny planted a gentle kiss on it. Emma smiled and Signed 'Thank you' to him and snuggled up to him. Danny's face turned as red as his hair as Emma closed her eyes in his neck. Someone made a coughing sound and Danny turned to see his friends standing in the doorframe with meals for him and Emma.
"So that's why you wanted to stay with her" Lizzie said.
"Hey, don't get fresh with me, lassie" Danny said.
"Well, these are for you and Emma, and we'll see you later" Leah said. Danny turned back to the girl sleeping in his neck and nervously stroked her hair. It was so soft, like fiery velvet. Emma smiled in her sleep and her service dog licked Danny's hand as though she finally accepted Danny as a good human.