I didn't realize how long that chapter was going to be haha so enjoy this one! It won't be as long!

Chapter Quote:
"Eye of rabbit, harp string hum, turn this water into rum."
~Seamus Finnigan

Chapter 12

Jade

Jade and Elliot reluctantly headed off to the Gryffindor common room with Neville behind them. They didn't like Ziva because it was obvious to them she felt horrible and they wanted to keep her company. But they were ordered by Madame Pomfrey to leave their friend.

"Do either one of you want to go to the Great Hall, see if we can get some food?" Neville asked quietly. Elliot agreed but Jade announced she wasn't hungry and would see them in the common room. The trio split up, leaving Jade alone to her thoughts. She entered the common room to find Seamus lounging on the couch, his eyes closed. She didn't want to wake him so she quietly padded across the room.

Well, at least she thought she was quiet.

"Jade!" Seamus exclaimed, approaching her with lightning speed. He kissed her briefly on the lips, then on the forehead. "Are you okay? Are you hurt?"

"I-uh-I… what?" Jade stammered, her brain going fuzzy from the sudden turn of events. Seamus didn't like her in the way she liked him, did he?

"Are you okay? Are you hurt?" He repeated, putting his hands on her shoulders. "Did you hit your head? You look confused."

She stared at him bewilderedly as she remarked, "You just kissed me and you expect me to answer you straightly?"

"That was a straight answer wasn't it?" he countered with a smirk.

"Just a cut on my arm," she answered shyly. "Nothing Madame Pomfrey couldn't fix. I just need a good rest and then I'll be fine."

"Come sit on the couch with me," he suggested hopefully. "Everyone's asleep still. They canceled the school day so they're all sleeping in. I'll tell them to shut up if they get loud when they come down."

"Honestly?" Jade demanded.

"Yes, of course. I'll… petrify them if they get loud," Seamus answered sincerely.

"No, that's not what I meant!" she snapped.

He looked taken aback. "What's wrong?"

"Oh really! You kiss me and that's that? Nothing else you want to say?"

"Well I was going to wait until you were feeling better but if you want I can ask you now. Would you like to be my girlfriend?" He asked bashfully. His cheeks flushed a deep red which Jade thought was adorable, even if she was a little irked that he was only asking her out because she had pointed it out to him. As if reading her thoughts, he admitted, "You think I'm only asking because you pointed it out to me. Look, I've been meaning to ask you out for ages but truth be told, you scare the absolute hell out of me."

At that, Jade laughed. "Good."

She gave him a kiss before leading him over to the couch where they curled up together in front of the fire.

"So what happened? At the ministry? I heard someone died," Seamus said quietly, resting his head on top of hers.

"Sirius Black. He was a good guy after all. In fact, he was Harry's godfather from what I heard. Harry's reaction… I never want to see something like that again. Ziva I swear on Merlin's beard lost about a quart of blood from her head. I could tell she felt like she was betraying us by being so faint. It was obvious she was forcing herself to stay conscious. Ginger was fine, same with Neville; they're getting food from the Great Hall. Harry… I have no idea where he is. Probably with Dumbledore. I assume Hermione and Ron are in their dorms asleep. God knows they deserve it."

"You all do, Jade. Go to sleep. I'll wake you up in a bit okay?" Seamus promised. He wrapped his arms tighter around Jade and pulled her closer. She curled up to him and promptly fell asleep.

When she woke up, Jade was fully stretched out on the couch, Seamus was in front of the fire with Dean, silently jumping up and down, forcing his best friend to jump up and down with him.

"She said yes! She said yes! She said yes!" he quietly exclaimed.

"That's great lad!" Dean praised, grinning at Seamus's antics. Jade gave a slight smile as she went back to sleep, ignoring the world and all its horrors, slipping into the realm of dreams which brought much pleasanter visions.

Neville

Neville stayed in the Great Hall while Elliot went back up to the Common Room to get some sleep. He was still too strung out from all the excitement to do such a thing. Figuring the only other person that would be awake would be Ziva, he went up to the hospital wing. Sure enough, she was there, staring at the ceiling. However, when she heard him enter, she turned to face him.

"Neville! How are you?" Ziva queried, propping herself up into sitting position. He went and sat on the edge of the bed.

"How are you feeling?"

"Like I got hit by the Hogwarts Express multiple times," she joked. "Yourself?"

"Better than earlier."

"Listen, I'm glad you're here. I needed to talk to you, about what happened in the Ministry with Elliot, her being a Seer and all. First off, you cannot tell anyone about her power. Second, you see her the most during the summer. I need to ask an incredible favor of you."

"What is it?" Neville inquired curiously.

"I need you to protect her. She's in really, really horrible danger. Voldemort knows about her power and he thinks that if he can get to her, she'll be able to access the prophecy about him and Harry. Once he gets it from her, he'll kill her. I won't let that happen as much as I can help it and I can. Please Neville, I know what I'm asking of you is dangerous, beyond dangerous, but you're the only one who can do it. Please," Ziva begged softly.

"Of course I'll do it. Anything to prevent You-Know-Who from getting to Harry. Count me in," Neville declared. "Are you sure you're okay? After what Lucius was talking to you about? How did you steal a prophecy?"

"It was for me but it got broken. It was meant to confuse him. It only worked for a few seconds."

"Yeah, sorry about that…"

"It's fine Neville. You look exhausted, why don't you go get some sleep? I should be out of here in two days or so. I might try to convince Madame Pomfrey to let me go earlier, but I doubt that'll happen. I'll see you later, and Neville? You honestly have no idea how much I appreciate what you're doing this summer. It means a lot to me."

"I'll always be there for you too, Z. I'll see you soon." He gave her a small hug and walked off, not realizing the amount of trouble he was soon to receive by his promise.

There you go! SACarter, I hope you liked the Jadmus part :) I made sure I got this chapter done tonight to maybe cheer you up a bit! Please review! The reviews are what keep me going!