NOTE: Here's chapter five! I hope you like it~

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They were back at Hogwarts on a lovely Saturday morning. Valentine walked down to breakfast with Padma and Terry again, and sat down next to Terry; Padma sat across from them.

The mail arrived. Valentine spotted Ulric, the family owl. He had a letter clasped in his beak. Ulric landed right in front of her and Valentine removed the rolled parchment. He nipped her finger affectionately and flew back home. Valentine opened the letter. It was tear-stained.

Valentine, Percy, Annabeth,

There's no easy way to say this, so I'll just say it. It finally happened. Your cousins Tom and Ben finally snapped. They killed your Uncle James and Aunt Cynthia. I'm going to the funeral in Edinburgh. You kids will stay at Hogwarts. Angela and Chip are ok, physically. Your father will stay with them at home. They may be staying permanently.

If you kids need to talk to anyone, know that Professors Flitwick and McGonagall are always available. Don't worry about us. We're fine.

Mum and Dad

It was only a second later when Valentine's eyes filled with tears. Apparently, Percy had seen, because he was by her side in a second. "Vally, what's wrong?"

Wordlessly, Valentine shakily handed him the letter. Valentine sobbed and as Percy finished writing, he held his little sister. Annabeth came over. "Percy, wha-"

He handed her the letter. She read it fast and her vision turned blurry pretty quickly. "Come on; we don't want to be here right now," Annabeth managed to choke out.

The three Lynns rose and walked out of the Great Hall. When they got near the end of the Entrance Hall, everyone's favorite teacher swooped in front of them. "And just where are you three going?" Snape drawled in his monotone voice.

Percy's bright blue eyes stared into Snape's cold black ones contemptuously. "Just get out of our way, Snape."

"Excuse me?"

"I said move," Percy said authoritatively, still glaring right into Snape's eyes. "Now."

"I will not be spoken to that way! Now march. We're going to see Professor McGonagall."

Just then, Minerva McGonagall walked out of the Great Hall, the doors still wide open. "What's going on, Severus?" As she came closer, she could see the tear streaked faces of all three Lynns. "Go, Severus. I'll take it from here. Now, back to your skulking."

Snape glared at McGonagall, then marched away, looking ludicrously bat like as he did.

"Now tell me. What happened?" she asked, her voice concerned, her eyes caring, a rare sight.

Afraid that she'd start crying again, Annabeth handed her the letter. McGonagall read through quickly. That wasn't the best choice you could have made, Lois... thought McGonagall. "Come. Let's go to my office."

She led them straight there. The Lynns came in and sat down, as did she. "Now, I know your mother wants you to stay here," began McGonagall.

Valentine and Annabeth held the charms of their necklaces tightly, as they always do when they're upset. Through the lump in her throat, Valentine spoke. "I'm sorry, Professor, but can I just go back to my Common Room? Some time alone is exactly what I need."

McGonagall looked taken aback for a moment. "You may. If you need to talk to someone, please, talk to Percy, Annabeth, Professor Flitwick or myself, ok Ms. Lynn?"

Valentine nodded, then left. She wandered aimlessly through the corridors and eventually came to her Common Room. She gave the door its answer and went in. Valentine was so lost in her own world that she didn't see Terry and Padma sitting in front of the fire.

"Valentine, what happened?" asked Padma.

Valentine jumped. "If I tell anyone, I'll only tell you two." Her eyes were still red and her throat still hurt. "I've told you about my cousins Tom and Ben, right?" Terry nodded. Valentine sat between the two of them. "They were supposed to be back for their seventh year of school this year, but my Aunt and Uncle made them stay home." Her eyes watered again, but she wiped the tears away. "They killed my Uncle James and Aunt Cynthia."

Padma gasped. Terry's mouth hung open.

"My other cousins, Chip and Angela, their younger siblings are ok. They're at my house with Dad."

Padma looked into Valentine's eyes. "Do you know what your aunt and uncle would want you to do?"

"What's that?"

"Live your life well and be happy. Remember them and honor their memories."

Valentine sniffed. "I guess so."

"We're here for you Valentine," said Terry. "Whenever you need us."

Valentine smiled tearfully. "Thank you. Both of you." She threw her arms around both of their shoulders. "Let's go get some fresh air."

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When Valentine woke up the next morning, it was a little earlier than she usually woke up on a Sunday. She sat up in bed and knew what she wanted to do. Her parents had sent all three of them with siddurim [prayer books]. None of them really had any use for them until now. Valentine kept it in her nightstand next to her photo album. As quietly as she could, Valentine snuck out of bed and grabbed her siddur, and went down to the Common Room.

She stood in front of the fire and looked for the right page. She found it and silently said the Mourner's Kaddish. At the end, she added in her own prayer: and may you find peace. She closed the siddur, kissed the spine and went back to bed. Maybe I should write to Mum. Not now. To Dad? Ok. She found some parchment and her favorite quill.

Dear Dad,

I just wanted to let you know about a decision I made last night. I told my best friends what happened and Padma gave me some great advice. She told me to live my life happily and to honor their memories. I'm going to do just that. I also won't cry because they wouldn't want me to. Give Angela and Chip hugs and kisses from me. Tell them to stay strong and that I love them.

Valentine

She sealed the letter and decided to go to the Owlery to send it. It was close to breakfast time so she pulled on her robes, gloves and scarf. She left as quietly as she could. Before long, she came onto the grounds and started the long walk to the Owlery.

On the way, she Valentine ran into Mrs. Norris. Not wanting to deal with Filch, she sped up. She arrived at the Owlery. When she came in, she heard someone talking. Valentine peeked around the corner. Fred and George Weasley were there with Lee Jordan.

"We'll get them on the next Hogsmeade trip," said Lee. "Where do we drop them and how many do we give to Peeves?"

"We give Peeves a few of them and tell him to drop them on Snape's head," said Fred.

"Perfect," said George. "What about the rest of them?"

"The Library?" asked Lee.

"Brilliant," said Fred and George together.

"Let's go," said Lee.

Valentine chose this moment to walk in. "Hi guys!" she said brightly.

"Did you hear any of that?" asked Fred.

"Hear what?"

"Forget it Fred; she didn't," said Lee.

Valentine looked for Eternity. Valentine couldn't find her, so she called her. Eternity flew straight over. "Can you deliver this to Dad?" Eternity nipped Valentine's finger fondly and flew off in the morning light. Valentine watched for a moment, then walked back towards the castle for breakfast.

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Valentine found within the next few months that she dealt with grief well. She had continued saying the Mourner's Kaddish every morning in the Common Room. The day after she overheard Fred, George and Lee in the Owlery, the whole school found out what they were talking about. At dinner that night, Peeves flew into the Great Hall and dropped a few dungbombs on Snape's head.

Today, though, the whole castle buzzed with excitement. After everyone was seated, Professor Dumbledore stood up and called for everyone's attention. "For those of you who don't know, there is a Quidditch match today- Ravenclaw VS Gryffindor! It is the championship game and I wish all the players luck. Thank you." He sat down. Just then, the door opened and both teams walked in, already dressed, holding their brooms and the eaters holding their bats. The whole school cheered.

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The students of Hogwarts sat in the stands, waiting for a great match. One side of the stadium was a solid mass of red and gold, the other, blue and bronze. "I give you the Gryffindor team-" said commentator Lee Jordan. "Oliver Wood, Alicia Spinnet, Katie Bell, Angelina Johnson, Fred and George Weasley and Harry Potter!" Each name was punctuated with a cheer as each player zoomed towards their starting positions. "And now, the Ravenclaw team- Grant Paige, Jeremy Stritten, Roger Davies, Katie Squall, Duncan Ingleby and Cho Chang!" Again, each player zoomed to their positions amidst cheers.

"Captains Oliver Wood and Grant Paige drift forward to shake hands as Madame Hooch steps out onto the field to begin the game!"

Broom and trunk in hand, Madame Hooch came out. She set the trunk down and opened it. The bludgers and snitch were released. "The bludgers zoom out, the snitch follows. Remember, the snitch is worth 150 points and whichever seeker catches the snitch ends the game," said Lee.

Madame Hooch looked at all the players. "I want a nice clean game from all of you." She took the quaffle and threw it up.

"The quaffle is released and the game begins," yelled Lee. "The quaffle is first caught by Alicia Spinnet, who passes to Katie Bell of Gryffindor. Oooh!" he winced. "Spinnet's hit by a bludger from Ravenclaw beater Ingleby. The quaffle is caught by Squall, she passes to Stritten, back to Squall.

"A bludger from Weasley, and Squall drops it. It's caught by Johnson of Gryffindor. She passes to Spinnet, to Bell; she shoots- SHE SCORES! The score is 10-0 to Gryffindor. Still no sign of the snitch Chang and Potter are circling the pitch.

Quaffle goes to Davies, he passes to Stritten, to Squall, back to Davies. He shoots and there's a spectacular save from Gryffindor Keeper Oliver Wood!"

Valentine listened to the commentary, cheered and gasped, just like all the other fans.

"Spinnet to Johnson, to Bell. Bell attempts a pass to Alicia Spinnet, but the pass is intercepted by Davies. He passes it to Stritten, to Squall; she shoots, she scores! It's 10 all!"

"GO JEREMY!" Valentine screamed herself hoarse.

"Wood passes to Spinnet, to Johnson. Ouch! She's hit hard by a bludger from Samuels. Stritten catches the quaffle, passes to Davies, back to Stritten. He shoots, he scores!" Lee groaned with all the other Gryffindor supporters. "They lead Gryffindor 20-10. What's this? Potter suddenly dives! Is it the snitch?"

The crowd held their breath. "But Potter is cut short as he swerves to avoid a bludger from Ingleby!"

Another half an hour later, no one had seen the snitch.

"Spinnet scores! It's now, 50-40 to Ravenclaw." Cho Chang had begun to tail Harry fifteen minutes ago. "And both seekers dive!" They dove and got closer to the ground. "They're not far now! Chang loses her nerve and pulls out of the dive. Potter pulls out a second later!" Cho had pulled out at about ten feet above the ground. Harry's broom was skimming the grass. "What's this? Potter is standing on his broom! Are you all watching this?"

For a minute, everything stopped moving to watch Harry. ""He's reaching, but he can't quite get it! Potter jumps, but does he catch it? He's on the ground rolling!" Harry stood up. His fist was clenched. You could see the golden wings fluttering, struggling to break free of his grip. "Harry Potter has caught the snitch! Gryffindor wins with a final score of 190-50!"

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NOTE: So how did you like the game? I thought the narration was ok.