Chapter 6: Lee's Birthday
It was now November twenty-third also known as Lee's fourteenth birthday
Although Adelaine was a Hufflepuff, she was allowed to be in the Gryffindor common room. McGonagall allowed other houses in the Gryfffindor common room but that doesn't mean everyone liked it. She padded up to the Gryffindor third-year dorms to wake up Lee. Boys were not allowed to be in girls' dorms but girls were allowed to be in the boys' dorms. I guess they believed girls were more trustworthy in a sense.
The door creaked open; like all Gryffindor dorms, their room was decorated in scarlet and gold. The boys were practically dead to the world for now, anyway. Fred and George were snoring. Adelaine smirked and jumped on Lee's bed.
"Ahh!" Lee exclaimed, pulling the scarlet sheet to cover his bare chest.
Adelaine rolled her eyes. "It's nothing I haven't seen before, Lee."
"It's seven in the morning on a Saturday, please let me sleep," He complained, covering his head with his pillow.
"I just wanted to be the first one to wish you a happy birthday," Adelaine said as she sat criss-crossed on her best friend's bed.
"Now that that's done, can I go back to sleep?" He asked.
"Yes, you may."
And with that Lee promptly fell back asleep.
Honestly, Adelaine didn't realize what time it was since she didn't have a clock in her dorm, or one that worked anyway. It was all thanks to her best friends that she didn't. She had a thing about clocks though she would turn it around because she didn't want to see the time especially when she had trouble sleeping. She had no idea how she got wrapped up in the hijinks but she wouldn't have it any other way. She laid down next to Lee. The bed was small so it barely fit two people. That didn't last long because Adelaine fell out of bed since Lee sometimes hogs the bed.
"Oh, bugger!" Adelaine swore under her breath rubbing her tailbone.
"We have a girl in our dorm!" Fred exclaimed, waking up, getting up and walking over to her.
"Oh, it's only Adelaine," George smirked, sounding disappointed.
"Good morning to you too, Fred, George." Adelaine smirked up at the ginger twins.
"Well, I'll be down in the common room," Fred remarked.
"Someone going to help me up?" Adelaine asked.
"You're not helpless, you can get up on your own," George said, following his brother but shooting her a sympathetic smile.
Adelaine stood up she debated if she should wake Lee up again but decided not to.
"You coming?" George asked, peeking back into the dorm.
Adelaine nodded and left the birthday boy to sleep some more.
The three-some walked down to the common room where Adelaine noticed her two first- year friends were up.
"Morning!" Alicia chimed happily, giving Adelaine a hug.
Being the youngest of her third year friends, Adelaine was used to being coddled by her friends.
"So, the birthday boy is still asleep?" Katie asked.
Adelaine nodded. "Yes, but I did wake him up at seven a.m. to wish him a happy birthday."
"Like you've done the last two years. Although this is the first year you're doing it on your own since his god-sister graduated.
"Yep," Adelaine said, popping the 'p'.
"This gives you the chance to flirt with Oliver without Lee being around for once," Alicia smirked at her.
Adelaine blushed deeply.
"There he is," Angelina said as she entered the conversation, pushing Adelaine towards their Quidditch Captain.
Adelaine almost tripped but Oliver caught her. Clumsiness strikes again and her glasses flew off her face. This is the second clumsy moment she's had today.
"I caught you, my favorite Hufflepuff," He smiled down at her.
Adelaine blushed Gryffindor- red as Oliver stood her up
"There you go," he said, handing her glasses to her.
"Thanks Ollie," She said, putting on her glasses his very handsome features coming into focus and her crush filter full force, not realizing the fact that she called him Ollie.
It was the nickname she called him when she had dreams about him.
His chocolate brown eyes filled with confusion and he asked. "What did you call me?"
"I called you Oliver," Adelaine insisted.
"No, you didn't. You called him Ollie," George smirked at her.
Adelaine turned, glared at the ginger. He shrank back slightly. That anger vaguely reminded him of his mother. He looked visibly relieved however, knowing Adelaine well enough, when he realized that this burst of anger was about to fade rather quickly; Lee was descending the staircase.
"There's the birthday boy!" Alicia said, hugging him first.
Adelaine could see a blush forming on Lee's dark features. The rest of the Quidditch team girls hugged him and wished him a happy birthday.
"Happy Birthday, mate," George said, clapping Lee on the back.
Fred did the same and Lee turned to Adelaine smiling.
"Happy Birthday, again," Adelaine said, hugging her best mate.
"Thanks."
The two friends separated.
"So, what did I miss?" Lee asked as he sat down on the scarlet couch
"Oh, nothing," Adelaine blushed, sitting next to him.
Lee glanced around his friends. The girls were giggling while Fred and George were trying not to laugh.
"I hate not knowing what the joke is," Lee said, frustrated.
Katie stopped giggling and answered. "Since you were still asleep, we literally pushed Adelaine to go flirt with Oliver but she tripped and he caught her."
"He helped her up and picked up her glasses," Fred said, continuing his teammate's story.
"She thanked him and called him Ollie," George laughed.
Lee glanced at his best mate who was as red as a Weasley's hair by now and whispered. "I thought you only called him that in your dreams about him."
"I do," Adelaine blushed even deeper.
Lee was the only who knew about the dreams like Adelaine knew about his dreams about Alicia. Although Adelaine was pretty sure her dreams about Oliver were a lot tamer than his dreams about Alicia and she was also sure that's he told Fred and George about his dreams about Alicia since they shared a dorm they probably heard him whisper her name in his sleep.
Lee tightened his grip around her and said. "Alright, that's enough teasing. I like a joke as much as the next person but not when my best friend is the butt of it."
"Okay, sorry," The twins apologized.
Adelaine smiled at the two gingers, then turned to the two first-years and asked. "How are your classes going?"
"Great, except for the Potions professor he seems to hate me," Hermione sighed.
"Don't take it personal, he hates everyone. He hated me even before I became friends with these notorious pranksters," Adelaine said, pointing to Lee, Fred and George.
They just grinned proudly at her.
Adelaine rolled her eyes playfully, turned to Neville and asked. "What about you?"
Neville sighed and said. "I'm only really good at Herbology, Snape scares me out of my wits."
"Honestly, he still scares me sometimes," Adelaine said, empathizing with the younger blond Gryffindor.
"I've been curious about something," Hermione said.
"What's that?" Adelaine asked.
"How did you become friends with Lee, you two seem like polar opposites, if you don't mind me saying?"
"Everyone says that, but I suppose it was a case of opposites attract especially at first," Adelaine smiled.
Flashback - September 1st, 1989
Though Adelaine was a halfblood, her dad had almost forgotten how to get on the platform. Good thing, they had ran into a friend of his from the Ministry who had a son starting this year as well.
She sat in a compartment alone but that's just the way she liked it. She pulled out a book and started to read. That silence didn't last very long though when three boys barreled in looking for sanctuary because they had just played a prank. Two looked like twins and the other had dreadlocks.
"I'm Lee Jordan, nice to meet you," The dreadlocked boy introduced.
"I'm Adelaine Romero," She smiled, shyly.
Lee smiled back and said."There's no need to be shy, I don't bite."
"We don't either," The redheads chorused.
"So, are you a first year?" Lee asked.
"Yes, I am. How about you?"
Lee nodded excitedly and said. "Yes, I am."
"Okay."
Lee and the two redheads who were named Fred and George Weasley started to prattle on and on. Adelaine would politely chime in now and then.
"So, tell us about yourself."
"There's nothing really to tell, I'm an only child. My parents are separated. I don't really get along with my mum's side of the family with them believing in blood purity and everything even though they are halfbloods. My dad's family is a lot more accepting with everything. My dad was a Gryffindor and my mum was a Slytherin. Although, I have nothing against Slytherin since my dad's younger brother was a Slytherin," Adelaine rambled a mile a minute. She tended to do that out of nervousness.
"When you really get going, you can talk," Lee grinned at her.
Adelaine smiled slightly at the dreadlocked boy.
"So, what house do you want to be in?"
"I think I would be in Hufflepuff, possibly Gryffindor or Ravenclaw."
"So, anything but Slytherin?"
Adelaine nodded and said. "I mean I got good marks in muggle school. If that's anything to go by for Ravenclaw. How about you three?"
"Gryffindor!"
Adelaine nodded. A few minutes later a girl with bubblegum pink hair walked into the compartment.
"Nymphadora!" Lee exclaimed.
The girl huffed. "It's Tonks or Dora."
Lee stuck his tongue out at the girl playfully.
"Is my god-brother giving you a hard time?" She asked, turning to Adelaine.
She shook her head. "No, not at all. I've been enjoying his company."
The girl nodded and introduced herself. "I'm Nymphadora Tonks, but call me Tonks or Dora unless you want to be hexed to oblivion."
"Okay."
Tonks made herself comfortable next to Adelaine and asked. "So, you're a first year right?"
Adelaine nodded.
"What house do you want to be in?"
"Anything but Slytherin," Lee answered for her.
Tonks glanced over at her and said slightly offended. "What's wrong with Slytherin? My mum was a Slytherin."
"My mum was too actually, I have nothing against it. I think I would fit the best in Hufflepuff."
Tonks' hair changed as she replied grinning. "I'm a Hufflepuff, like my dad."
"My dad was a Gryffindor."
Tonks nodded and they continued talking until they reached Hogsmeade station. Tonks said goodbye to the four first years.
"First years!" A gruff voice yelled.
Adelaine jumped at the voice and she could see Lee smirking at her, being the only one who noticed her reaction. The four of them shared a boat with Cedric Diggory and a muggle-born black haired girl named Leslie Hopkins. Cedric was the son of her dad's friend, Amos; the same man who helped them on the platform.
They reached Hogwarts. Adelaine was amazed at the castle; it was so majestic and regal. There was so much going on and there was too much to take in.
Cedric was sorted into Hufflepuff, as was Leslie.
"Lee Jordan!" The strict looking deputy headmistress called.
He rushed up to the hat.
"Better be… Gryffindor!"
The table clapped politely.
It was Adelaine's turn after a few more sortings. She nervously walked up to the hat and swore she saw Lee and Cedric give her a thumbs up.
"Hmm, you have a mix of sortings in your family. You have a few of your paternal grandmother's qualities but what are more prominent are your paternal grandfather's qualities. You're nothing like your maternal grandparents," The hat whispered.
Adelaine smiled to herself.
"I assume if I gave you the choice between Gryffindor and Hufflepuff you would choose Gryffindor since your friends are in that house."
"The twins haven't been sorted yet, how do you know their going to be Gryffindors?"
The hat tutted and said. "I'm all knowing and besides their family has been in Gryffindor for centuries."
"Whatever you think is the best for me."
"It better be ... Hufflepuff!"
Adelaine grinned, relaxed instantly and walked over to the Hufflepuff table. She sat next to Cedric hesitantly.
After the big feast, they were led to the common room by the prefect. She got to know Leslie and her other two roommates, Joanna Marks and Tiffany Harries.
It was now the next day and time for the first Charms lesson with the Gryffindors. Adelaine was one of the first to arrive and as she sat down, Cedric and Leslie soon walked in. In groups, the rest of the class eventually filed in. The twins and Lee rushed in at the last moment, Lee taking the only seat left which happened to be next to Adelaine .
"Fancy seeing you here," He said, leaning back in his chair suavely but immediately falling out of his chair.
Adelaine chuckled and got up to help him up.
"I got you to laugh."
And little did they both know this would not be the last time he would make her laugh.
End of Flashback
By the end of the flashback/story, Adelaine was cuddled very close to Lee. Their friends didn't think much of it though; they had become accustomed to it over the years.
Though it still threw the two first-years off slightly even though they just heard the story. Actually it mainly threw Hermione off. Neville would like to have a friendship like Lee and Adelaine someday.
"So, that's how you two became friends."
Adelaine smiled and said. "And I don't even regret it one bit."
"Alright, I've dealt enough with a Hufflepuff in here but it's time for her to go," Percy's nasal voice interrupted the scene.
"Shut it, Perce. She'll stay as long as she wants," Fred snapped at his elder brother.
It wasn't exactly against the rules for Adelaine to be in the common room, but it was still frowned upon, especially by Percy. She had thought her little outburst at Halloween might have changed his attitude; unfortunately, this was not the case as he glared at the group.
"I actually should get back, I just realized that I'm still in my pajamas and it's almost noon. Besides, Cedric and Leslie are probably wondering where I went," Adelaine said, getting up.
"You want me to walk you back?" Lee asked helpfully.
"I made it all the way here at seven am, I can make it back to my common room," Adelaine answered.
"Alright."
Adelaine said goodbye to the rest of her friends and left the Gryffindor common room.
This is an extra long chapter. Although the flashback is like 30 percent of the chapter being just over 950 words, 954 to be exact. I didn't want to cut the flashback into two.
There's no canon birthdate for Lee so I had him born in late 1977. So he's about five months older than the twins and about nine months older than the OC, Adelaine.
