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Author's Note: As I said, short chapters. Hope you enjoy!
Chapter Six
Thursday, April 21st 2022
Great Hall, Hogwarts, Scotland
The Gryffindor table is loud; there is simply no other way to say it. Grace sits next to Eva and across from the boys as always and picks at her food listlessly. Despite the fact that this is their Easter break, there has been very little time to relax. Most of the week has been spent in the library or occasionally on the grounds, but Grace has not gone anywhere without taking materials for at least two subjects along. She sighs quietly.
"Gracie?" She can feel Eva's worried looks, but she doesn't turn from her food. "Are you okay?"
Grace sighs again and looks up from her plate, "Yeah, I'm fine." She studies the other fifth years at the table. James Potter's hair is even messier than usual, next to him Fred Weasley has light circles under his eyes. Both of them look tired as they grin and joke and laugh a little too loudly. Louisa's cousin Daniel is watching them with an amused smile, but his heart doesn't quite seem to be in it. On his left, Oliver Ianiro has fallen asleep leaning against his girlfriend Caitlin, who is engaged in a conversation about charms with Rosa Carmichael next to Grace. On Eva's other side, Sarah Leigh is talking quietly to Vanessa McCall, who just came over from the Hufflepuff table. Sarah nods at something and leans over to whisper in Eva's ear.
Eva, in turn, leans her head on Grace's shoulder. "Girls night tomorrow in the Hufflepuff dorm?"
"Sounds good," Grace smiles at her best friend.
Eva grins. "Pass it on. And catch up on some sleep tonight."
Grace makes a noncommittal noise and turns to Rosa to tell her about the plan that she is sure stems from Molly Weasley. When they finish their conversation and Rosa leans across the table to talk to Caitlin, Grace catches Lorcan watching them. She smiles and he returns the gesture and she knows that she will not be catching up on sleep tonight.
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