(A/N): Hey Guys! So, last chapter of third year, yay!

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Leo

The last day of term, as per usual, was fraught with excitement, and an excessive amount of students rushing around to pack at the very last minute.

Remus, Elaine and I relaxed on the couches in the Gryffindor common room, comfortable knowing that James, Sirius, Peter and Lily were still packing upstairs.

"I don't know why they do this every year." Elaine muttered, her head in Remus's lap as she stretched out over the rest of the couch.

"They like the excitement, I bet." Remus replied, politely attempting to avoid getting chocolate fragment on her as he stuffed his face.

"I think they honestly think they'll have more time in the morning." I said, as Lily stomped down the stairs, hair up in a messy bun, a thin sheen of sweat on her forehead, wearing an accomplished smile.

"All done!" She announced.

Half an hour later, the boys were finished as well, and we headed down to the entrance hall where we only just caught the tail end of the procession of students down to Hogsmeade station.

We managed to secure a carriage all to ourselves, and soon, we arrived at the Hogwarts express and boarded.

"I can't believe we're going to be fourth years next year..." James said wistfully, as if he thought everything was going to suddenly change for us just because we were fourth years.

"I'm getting too old for this." I whispered to Elaine, who smothered her laughter behind her hand.

"You're also too tall." Over the past year, I had grown even taller, and I now towered over even Remus, who was one of the tallest boys in our year, due to his werewolf genes.

"I'm a perfectly reasonable height." Lily scoffed.

"You're like the same height as Hagrid." I rolled my eyes, smiling at her fondly.

"Just because you're the same size as a house elf..." I trailed off, and she glared at me.

"'I'm a perfectly reasonable height.'" She replied, echoing my words from just before.

"I'm sure super short and super tall are fine heights to be." Elaine said, and I raised an eyebrow at her.

"You'd know, Thumbelina." She gaped at me, punching me in the arm, hard for her, but I barely felt it.

"Cyclops." I pouted at her, pretending to look hurt.

"I have two eyes, thank you." Pointing to both of my blue eyes, and she waved me off.

"Specifics."

Elaine

A few hours later, we arrived at King's cross, and I watched as Leo gave Mia one last hug in the corridors of the train before they parted ways, the seven of us jumping off the train and grabbing our luggage before scanning the crowd for our families.

Lily split off first, then James, followed by Peter, Sirius, and finally Remus, and I knew Leo had found his father by now, he would have had to, but he embraced me tightly before pulling back somewhat quicker than usual, and giving me a wave as I announced that I had located my mother and Jay.

Only a few yards away from them, I felt a pair of eyes on me, and I paused, glancing around, only to meet eyes with Cipicia Joannis.

As I stood, frozen, her lips curved into a sinister smile, and I forced myself to move, hurrying towards my mother and brother.

"Who was that?" Jay asked, and I hesitated, shrugging weakly.

"No one, Jay. Just a friend's mother." He didn't look so convinced, and then his eyes widened slightly.

"That's that Leo kids mother, isn't it?" I nodded slowly, and he frowned.

"Then why did he walk in the opposite direction?" He asked curiously, sounding suspicious.

"He doesn't live with her, he lives with his father. She's only here to pick up his little sister, Mia." He nodded, keeping his eyes on Cipicia, and I grabbed his hand, dragging him away, in case she saw him looking.

(A/N): So, what did you think?

Jay is still very suspicious of Leo, I see...

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This chapter has had minor edits made to it on 11/02/23