crashing down // Fred Weasley

The need to cut ties

Out of all the guest who had arrived Sophie was beside Luna dancing with large smiles on their faces. It had been a while since they had seen each other and all though they hadn't been that close before the previous year they were still friends.

Hermione, as suspected, was in the corner congregating with Ron and Harry, who had been disguised to look like a distant Weasley relative. Shaking the thought out of her head and deciding to talk to her brother tomorrow she continued to dance around the large tent.

"So," Sophie began conversation once they had took a break from dancing and sat at an empty circular table. "Are you going back to Hogwarts this year?"

"Oh yes," she nodded enthusiastically her blonde hair bouncing up and down. "I still have two years left, why are you not coming back?"

"No," she shook her head. "Well I don't think I could anyway, being Harry's sister I mean."

"Oh yes of course," Luna gave a sad smile. "I'm sorry, you only started in your fourth year didn't you, how come that was?"

"Oh." Sophie had never told anyone why she had started late, she just presumed they knew or didn't really care, it wasn't necessarily a secret. "My aunt, who I previously lived with didn't allow it I don't think, I didn't even know about Harry until then."

"So how come you ended up coming in the first place? Did she finally allow you?" Luna asked before taking another sip of her drink, "do you still live with her?"

"No," she laughed. "I have previously been living with Remus and Sirius in London, we've been staying here for a while though given the circumstances, I think everyone's worried to be away from everyone."

"That's understandable." Luna smiled, "well if you excuse me I need to find my father." And sharing one last smile with one an other Luna stepped up and walked further through the tent, her yellow dress bouncing up and down behind her.

Sophie finished her drink slowly before standing up herself and heading for the slip in the tent where she walked out and into the cool night. She smiled to herself, the image of family surrounding her, something she never imagined her ever having, the loud cheers and applauses as people danced around inside, the music blasting loudly.

Her eyes found the edge of the woods, about a five minute walk away, she only wondered if he was still out there, if he was okay. The full moon was tomorrow and even Sophie felt a little weaker, that's what happened every moon since leaving Hogwarts, things were getting darker and certain things more powerful.

"Wotcher Sophie," said a cheerful voice from behind her.

"Hey," she turned around quickly greeting the girl with a friendly smile. "How are you Tonks?"

"Best you can get I suppose," she shrugged keeping herself in a cheerful tone. "How about you, how come your out here alone?"

"Just thinking," she shrugged.

Tonks smiled sadly this time as the girl turned around once more facing the trees, she stepped forward so they were side by side before she nudged her shoulder lightly. "Anything you want to talk about?"

Sophie breathed in for a long while before letting it go again. "Say, metaphorically, you had this friend that you wanted to believe so bad was good, but all the evidence says differently, and you just want to help them get through their problems but nobody else liked them and didn't want you near them, what would you do?"

"That's a bit specific," Tonks tried to giggle. "Who is this person Soph?"

"He's a friend of mine from Hogwarts." Sophie said in a low whisper hoping she didn't hear her.