Life As A Lovegood

Chapter 19

A/N: there's some like, emotional trauma on the last paragraph and then as I've mentioned before there's some swearing

We hopped out of the carriage and began to walk the last little way to the castle, We were almost there when Malfoy blocked our path. I groaned audibly. "You fainted Potter? Is Longbottom telling the truth? You actually fainted?" Malfoy said, voice sounding with delight. "Shove off Malfoy" Ron said, teeth clenched "What did you faint too? Or was it your crazy girlfriend? You can get her mummy for her. Oh wait-," I didn't let Malfoy finish his sentence and irrationally lunged forward at Malfoy but Ron grabbed me around the waist "Don't listen to him" Ron muttered into my ear. "Is there a problem?" came from an unknown voice, Immediately Ron let go of me and we both spun around. Standing there was Professor Lupin. Malfoy looked him up and down "Oh no Er... Professor" he said as Crabbe and Goyle snickered then Malfoy led them up the steps of the castle. Me, Harry and, Ron started to make our way to the great hall but "Potter! Lovegood! I want to see you" echoed through the entrance hall. Ron, Harry, and I spun around to see Professor McGonagall standing there "Bye" I muttered to Ron and fought my way, along with Harry, to Professor McGonagall 'Oh no no no no! Why'd you lunge at Malfoy! Why be so stupid! And you've dragged Harry into it now!' said the voice in the back of my head. Me and Harry followed along behind Professor McGonagall. I must have looked worried because Professor McGonagall said "No need to look so worried. I just want a quick word" we followed along all the way to her office, a small room with a large fire crackling merrily. Professor McGonagall motioned us to sit down "Professor Lupin sent an owl ahead to say that you both had taken ill on the train. Especially you Mr. Potter"

When Madam Pomfrey had finished up with Harry and gave me some chocolate I expected to be sent along with Harry so I stood up to leave with him "Not you Miss Lovegood. You wait outside the door Potter" Professor McGonagall said, That's when I realized why she had called on me. It was about my timetable! Of course! Harry left "So Miss Lovegood, Your timetable is going to be a bit awkward this year, Therefore I'm going to give you," She opened a drawer on her desk and pulled out some odd necklace "This, This Is a time-turner," she said "This is how you're going to get to all your classes. You simply have to turn the time back an hour, turn the hourglass inside it once. But, The most important thing you have to know, Miss Lovegood, Is that no one else can know about this and you mustn't be seen" She said, emphasising the last part. "Can I tell Luna and Ron and Harry?" I asked "No!" she cried

I left the room but when I opened the door I walked straight into Harry "Ow!" He yelled and at the same time I cried "Sorry!" Professor McGonagall led us down and into then entrance hall. I seen tiny little Professor Flitwick carrying away a tattered hat (the sorting hat) on top of a three legged stool "Dang it! We missed the sorting!" I said and then went to sit at my table. I made a mental note in my head to introduce myself to all the first years later in the common room.

Back in the dorms it started with only me and Grace there, Grace ,apparently, had noticed my broom "Why d'you have a broom?" She demanded "Why d'you care?" I snapped back "You don't seriously think you can make the quidditch team?" She scoffed "As a matter of fact I do think I can make it! I'm confident I will!" I responded. That might have been a lie, I wasn't all that confident I would make it but I couldn't let her talk to me like that! When I had started unpacking when I felt a tap on my shoulder, I turned around to see Heather standing there "Amelia I'm sorry. I did mean to tell Grace to shut up but it wouldn't come out! You weren't annoying me! I just-I dunno" She said "It's alright" I replied "No I really a-Wait what?" She said "It's alright" I repeated "Oh Amelia! Really? Do you mean it!?" I simply nodded and Heather flung her arms around me "Oh and by the way Grace got very close with Hermione Granger over the summer" She muttered to me when she let go "Well- It suits a bitch being friends with a bitch" I muttered back and we both burst out laughing, I could feel Grace looking at us but I didn't care. At that moment Hannah walked in the door "'Melia! Heather!" She said and rushed over to hug us, It wasn't that we hadn't seen each other a few minutes ago we were all just pointedly ignoring Grace. After that Susan came in, She was being perfectly friendly towards all of us, Asking how our summers had been and such.

When we were all finished packing me,Heather and Hannah sat together at the bottom of my bed, Susan had gone into the common room and Grace was just sitting on her bed, though she stormed out soon enough. We discussed the summers, Hannah and her parents had went to Ireland to visit her grandparents and Heather had gone to Spain with her mum, dad and brother. Hannah is so lucky getting to go to Ireland, It's meant to be beautiful! Dad has said that we might be going there next year to visit my Nana which I'm very excited for! Even though it rains a lot according to my Nana, even more than here in Scotland and England.

~The Next Morning~

I woke up this morning at half past seven, Everyone was asleep except Grace. I expect she's trying her best to ignore me. She wasn't anywhere in the dorm. Not that I cared, In fact, It just makes my life easier. I got dressed and clipped my hair back from my face and headed down to breakfast. I sat where I always sit and after around two minutes Cedric came in and sat next to me "Guess who's the quidditch captain?" he said "Dunno, Who?" I asked "You're looking at him!" he grinned "Oh wow!!" I cried "Ced' that's awesome!!" he grinned "I am pretttyyy amazing" I laughed "I was thinking about trying out for the team, actually" I said "You'd be great! You'll definitley get on!" he said "Cedric if I'm terrible just tell me don't have me embarrass myself in front of the whole school!" I cried "No! You'll be great" he replied "Grace doesn't agree" I muttered, under my breath "Sorry? What?" he asked "Oh, Nothing" I said and pretended to smile "You're lying, Amelia what's happened?" He asked "Nothing, okay!?" I said, annoyed "Amelia jus-" I cut him off "Cedric you're not my brother! Stop acting like it" I yelled, swiftly stood up and left. I speed-walked along the table and ended up sitting next to Ernie "Hullo" I muttered "You okay?" Asked Ernie "I'm fine just shut up!" I snapped before I muttered "Sorry" "Er... Amelia... Can I Uh talk to you somewhere more private" Ernie said "Uhm sure?" I shrugged and replied. We stood up and walked out of the great hall and into the entrance hall where Ernie pulled me into an unused clasroom we both sat down at two desks "Amelia, Is everything alright. I mean really. You've been acting different since you became un-petrified again even how you wrote and stuff. Are you alright?" He asked, sounding slightly nervous "I-I-I" I stuttered "Amelia, are you okay?" and that did it. I started sobbing. I put my elbows on the desk and put my head in my hands and kept crying "A-Amelia?" Ernie stuttered awkwardly, he clearly wasn't expecting that "I just- I really really miss my Mum. I want to see her again. To talk to her. I miss her big bear hugs she always used to give me. I miss my Dad, too. He hasn't been the same since Mum died. He's been off in his own world. It just- I feel like it's only really just starting to sink in to me. She's really gone and I'll never see her again. I- And no one ever asks if I'm okay . You know they-They ask if I'm okay if I fall or trip or something but no one ever asks if-if-if" I couldn't bring myself to go on

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Sorry, I know the last bit of this is kinda soppy