Death Eater's Daughter

Twenty

We stayed and watched all teams do their tryouts
I listened to Fred George Harry and Lee, who joined us after our tryouts, talk about which team had the better players trying out
"We clearly have the better team" Oliver said when our conversation began

They told me that Cedric Diggory was a new Captain this year, but he was already proving to be a great one
Hufflepuffs play fair and honorable
They said Marcus was an ass and he would be our biggest issue during games
Slytherins play dirty and cheat to victory
Roger Davis was good too
But he was easily distracted by pretty players
Gryffindor was the only team that had girls up until this year, Cedric had a few of them trying out for his team
Ravenclaw girls were too focused on their studies and Slytherin's felt like girls would ruin the game
I did hear a rumor about a girl named Cho Chang wanting to play for Ravenclaw but she didn't try this year

  "Use your charm on them during games Corey" George joked but Fred glared at him

  "I don't think so" he bit back making George laugh and myself too

It was nightfall and Hufflepuff just finished their tryouts
The wind was blowing cold air into us
  "You all ready to go back to the common room? It's getting cold now" Hermione said covering her arms with her house scarf

I nodded my head
I started shivering when the sun went down 20 minutes ago but Fred pulled me into his side and held me when I started rubbing my hands together for warmth
I didn't want to say anything, I was going to brace the cold but right when I was in Fred's embrace I felt myself get warmer

  "You lot go ahead, we have some things to discuss" Oliver said standing up "team you are all expected to stay"

Fred and George groaned but stayed seated while I got up with Hermione and Ron
Lee stayed with the players, he wanted to hear their strategies
He was the announcer for the games but he was die hard Gryffindor all the way

We walked to the common room and went in front of the fireplace
Seamus Dean and Neville were doing homework when we arrived

  "How'd it go?" Neville asked lifting his eyes from his Herbology homework

Seamus and Dean closed their papers and slouched in their chairs

  "I think I did good"

  "She did awesome!" Ron said putting his hand on my shoulder "you really did Corey"

I smiled
  "Thank you Ron" I sat down in a single chair that was closest to the fireplace
For a week of the month my body gets extremely hot, but for the rest of the month my body is extremely cold

I grabbed a blanket that was behind my head and covered myself in it
Hermione was sitting on the ground in front of the table, she pulled out the homework she was working on while we did tryouts

Ron started talking to Seamus and Dean about what to expect for Quidditch this year

I sat comfortably on my chair with my legs curled up into the seat
I consider those in this room my friends
I let them in and they didn't hate me, they all wanted to be around me
I smiled while thinking about how much has changed for me this year

A log in the fireplace cracked and then I heard the common room door open
I looked around my chair and saw the rest of my friends walking through
George Lee Harry Oliver and Fred

Fred saw me sitting down and walked over to me
He sat in front of my chair and sighed heavily
He was so tired from playing today
Ron told me he never shoots as many bludgers as he did today

I watched flames from the fireplace bounce in his hair making it look soft and more vibrant

I couldn't help myself
I reached my hand from out of my blanket quietly and began playing in his beautiful red hair

He tilted his head back delicately and closed his eyes
I lightly pushed my fingers through his hair, smiling while I did so

"You have beautiful hair" I said softly feeling each strand run through my fingers

Around us our friends were talking and hanging out with each other

Hermione stayed near Neville, trying to do homework together
They were both working on potions by the looks of their textbooks
Neville's worst class, Hermione always helped him
She didn't mind because he actually wanted to do work unlike Ron and Harry who begged for her paper to copy

Seamus Dean Harry and Ron were throwing spells at each other trying to jinx the other worse than they did to them
I watched as Harry's nose began leaking a blue substance and Seamus's ear hair grow to be 6 feet long
Ron's hand shrunk in size until it was the width of penny and Dean's legs became wobbly and like jello
They were all laughing which made me chuckle in return

George and Lee were with Oliver talking about Quidditch some more
They discussed options for their newest chaser, who I still didn't hear the name of
They said that the pick would work well with the rest of the team and Oliver was very hopeful for this year

Fred was with me in our own serenity
"You have nice hands" he said "your skin is really soft, when you touch me it feels like silk"

I blushed harder than I ever have before
"Thank you"

He put his head back on my lap and let me play in his hair more
I lightly pulled strands through my fingers and glanced at the fire through them
I wanted to bring him the comfort he brought to me when he rubs my back
"No need to thank me when I'm speaking from my heart"

My own heart was pounding listening to his words
He kept his eyes closed and I continued to play in his hair while we both listened to the crackling of the fireplace
He looks so peaceful
His face was soft, no tension to be seen
I don't know how I got so lucky to have him in my life, but I will do anything to keep it this way

Voices were around us but when I was with him I was able to drown them all out
My serenity