I stand in the middle of the twins new store, Weasley's Wizard Wheezes. So many people filled the building buying and trying the products. I'm so proud of them. I had seen it with no one it besides us three, setting up everything throughout the summer, seeing it in action was exciting.
The twins were on the stairs, advertising to people, all dressed up in nice suits, both smiling mischievously. I see some familiar faces as I walk around, I stop by the 'Wonder Witch Love Potions' stand where Hermione and Ginny stood, both who I haven't seen in a week or so.
"Hi!" I say to them as I walk up to them. They look to me surprised, then immediately break into a smile.
"Rose!" they both say, hugging me causing a small group hug.
I laugh hugging them back. "It's so good to see you both." I tell them once we pulled away from the hug.
"It's good to see you again. Harry arrived not long after you left." Ginny informs me, going back to looking at the different potions.
I nod, not knowing what to say to that. I haven't really talked with Harry, I don't know what to say to him. "How are you? With...?" Hermione tries to ask, referring to my 'head aches.'
"I'm doing good. Remus and Dumbledore have been helping me. Nothing bad has happened." I tell her, which she gives me a nod and smile at. She grabs the potion she was looking at before.
"Hello Ladies." The twins say as they approach us.
"Love potions, ehh?" Fred questions, as he places his arm over my shoulder, George standing on my other side.
"Yeah, they really do work." George tells his sister and Hermione.
"Then again, the way we hear it, sis, you're doing just fine on your own." Fred teases Ginny.
"Meaning?" Ginny questions him.
"Are you not currently dating Dean Thomas?" Fred further questions her.
"None of your business." Ginny tells him, placing down the potion and walking away.
Fred then kisses my cheek before walking away to attend to someone else. Hermione also places down the love potions and awkwardly shuffling away to look at the pygmy puff stand. I turn to look for where the boys had gone, spotting the two on the stairs.
I make my way to them and see Ron just ahead of me, holding a product in his hand. "How much for this?" he asks the twins, stopping them on the stairs.
"Five galleons." the both respond honestly.
"How much for me?" Ron questions, obviously trying to get it cheaper.
"Five galleons." they respond the same, I walk past Ron, and stand between the brothers, watching the scene unfold.
"But I'm your brother." Ron reminds them.
The two shrug at him, "Ten galleons." they tell him, causing me to laugh.
"How much for me?" I question them, taking the item from Ron's hand.
"A kiss." Fred was quick to answer, causing George to laugh and shake his head.
"That's not fair!" Ron complains.
"What? Do you wanna snog your brother for this? Or pay Five galleons?" I question him with a raised eyebrow.
Ron cringes in disgust, "I'll pay the Five galleons." Ron grumbles, quick to take the product back from me and go back downstairs to buy the product.
"And that's how you do business." I tell the twins with a smirk, walking past them.
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The twins watch her walk past them, both in awe. "If you don't marry her, I will." George tells his brother, his eyes following her.
Fred shakes his head, "In your dreams." he responds, also watching her go. Before following after her, George right on his heels.
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I walk through out the train, helping Luna with trying to sell copies of the Quibbler, her father's magazine. I sold maybe 3, plus one for myself. I just didn't think I can deal with sitting in a compartment with Harry for so many hours without the guilt eating me alive.
I walk into another train cart and see few people sat around the open area. I recognize some as Slytherin's. Draco, Pansy, and Blaise Zabini all sat together. I sigh, worth a shot. I make my way to where they sat, "Would any of you like a copy of the Quibbler?" I ask them as kindly as possible.
They all look towards me, Pansy seemed tense. Blaise quick to look away from me. And Draco, a sad look on his face. "No thanks." the other two mutter.
"Would you like to sit with us?" Draco offers, gesturing to the seat next to him by the window.
His father had been sent to Azkaban over the summer. I understand why he was sad. I give him a small smile, "Sure." I accept, hoping to bring some comfort to an old friend.
He stands, allowing me access to take a seat. He sits back down. But no one utters a word. No one needed to because the whole cart goes dark. Some people shout in discomfort from the black smoke. I tense, fear quickly fills me. I hear Draco stand as the smoke slowly begins to clear.
"What was that? Blaise?" Draco questions, I see both the boys where standing in the walkway looking around for the reasoning.
"Don't know." Blaise responds seeming just as tense as I felt.
Pansy was also standing from her seat, "Relax Boys. It's probably just a first year messing around." She tries to reassure.
Draco looks around once more as the smoke gets lighter, then looks at me. His shoulders drop a bit, not seeming as tense. "Come on Draco. Sit down. We'll be at Hogwarts soon." Pansy tries to tell him, as Blaise takes his seat next to her.
Draco listens and takes his seat next to me again. His face showing annoyance now, "Hogwarts. What a pathetic excuse for a school. I think I'd pitch myself off the Astronomy Tower if I thought I had to continue on for another two years." Draco scoffs.
"What's that supposed to mean?" I question him confused. He doesn't look my way.
"Let's just say I don't think you'll be seeing me wasting my time in Charms Class next year." Draco says vaguely.
I grab the top of his hand gently, causing him to glance at me, "You'll only have a bad time if you continue to think that negatively." I tell him, and his lips twitch to smile for a second.
Blaise snorts in laughter, seeming to try not to laugh. "Amused, Blaise? We'll see just who's laughing in the end." Draco says to his friend, his frown back on his face.
Silence fills the group once more the smoke now all gone and everyone in the cart going back to what they were doing. I realize my hand was still on Draco's and I remove it placing my hands on my lap as I look at the moving scenery outside.
"I'm sorry." I hear Draco say, causing me to look to him. I raise an eyebrow at what he was referring to. "I'm sorry about, well everything throughout the years." He explains.
"I'm sorry about your father." I respond, genuinely meaning it. His family seemed to be in all the papers all summer.
He gives me a nod. "Could you ever forgive me?" He questions.
With everything going on, is holding a grudge worth it? "All forgiven. Friends?" I tell him.
He gives me a smile, just like he use to when we were kids, "Friends." he confirms.
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We arrive at Hogwarts, Pansy, Blaise, and I near the exit, when we notice Draco wasn't following. We all look back at him confused, "You three go on. I wanna check something." He tells us. I nod, and follow the other two off the train.
I separate from them quickly making my way to Luna. She was wearing her fun looking glasses still, "Hey Luna, I was able to sell a couple. Here are the rest." I tell her, handing her the money and copies of Quibblers that were in my bag.
"Thank you Rose." she says looking back towards the train. "I need to look for something. I'll see you at dinner." she tells me, wandering back on to the train.
Odd. But this was Luna. I walk the way the others were walking to the carriages. I pause for a moment, I can see the Thestrals. I sigh, closing my eyes, trying to block out Sirius shouting 'Lily' from my mind. You can get through this Rose.
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Welcome to the Sixth year! I'm so excited!
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