The 7th Generation

Chapter 11

I entered the Great Hall to be shown tons of Slytherin themed wall hangings. Slytherin won the house cup once again. Time to pay Tori.

We all sat down at our respective house tables.

Potter walked in and everyone went quiet. Our table did too. There were rumors that him, Ronald, and Granger all went into the Forbidden Corridor on a suicide mission. Well, to save something, but thinking that it's a suicide mission is cooler. Suddenly, like a buzz, everyone started talking. I scanned the hall and saw Stella sitting next to a black haired girl. The girl was staring longingly at Potter. She must have a crush on him.

I really wanted to tell Stella to meet me later, but I couldn't just walk over to her table. I wish I could be like a Legilimens. That way I can plant that thought in her brain. Just as I was thinking that, I felt a swooping sensation and found myself staring at Stella. My mind automatically formulated a thought and placed it in Stella's head. Then, I came back to reality. According to the infinite books that I've read, that was how a Legilimens felt while placing a thought in someone.

Wait, I'm a Legilimens? Oh. Wow.

Stella turned and looked at me and smiled. I smiled back. Then, Tori tapped me on the shoulder and placed her hand stuck out in front of me. I knew she was asking for the 2 sickles from our bet. I stuck my hand into my bag and searched for the little much of money that I carry around. Suddenly, Dumbledore stood up and everyone finally shut up.

We awarded points to Granger for having the ability to think. We awarded Ronald points for being able to play chess. He awarded Potter points for being alive. He awarded Longbottom points for talking to them.

Stupid reasons. And Gryffindor won the House Cup. I didn't really care, but I stuck my hand out to Tori and grinned. She groaned and placed two sickles in my hand.

After the feast, I caught Stella's eye and we bth went over to each other. We walked to a hidden alcove that I had discovered in the library, discussing things like classes, plans to meet each other, and, of course, boys.

I could tell that Stella had a crush on Fred. But, I decided to confront her later. I noticed that the black haired girl was silent, was I nudged Stella and nodded to her. Stella chuckled.

"Edith, this is my best friend, Claire. She's a bit shy, but I told her way too much about you and the twins and she really wanted to meet you , so I dragged her along. She's Indian, like you." I smiled at Claire. "Welcome to the small club of people who are too weird and lovesick for their own good."

Claire joined our conversation, which was still about boys, when she said, "So, Stella told me that you like a Gryffindor."

I panicked. "Um. I never told her that. She likes a Gryffindor too." Stella's eyes widened. "How did you-?"

"It's obvious. You like Fred, don't you?" Stella looked anywhere but me. I could see a faint blush creeping up her neck. I urged on. "Well, do you?" Finally, after an era passed, Stella whispered, "Yeah, I do. But, can you blame me?" I couldn't take the smile off of my face.

Fred liked Stella and Stella liked Fred. I now ship them. Hard.

Anyway, I went back to the dormitory to pack up my trunk for the Hogwarts Express back home tomorrow.

The next day, I threw on my Hogwarts robes and shoved some simple muggle clothing into my cross-body bag. Some jeans that were ripped at the knees and a green T-shirt. I walked down to the entrance hall with Tori where we would get on some boats to get onto the train to Platform 9 3/4. On the train, I separated from Tori, who went to sit with Pansy, Daphne, Draco, and Blaise. I sat with Stella and Claire in a compartment.

We were talking when the compartment door slid open. There were three guys standing outside, Fred, George, and Potter. And they just so happened to be all of our crushes. Potter asked, "Can we sit here?" Claire, in the shaky voice, replied, "Sure."

I didn't like Potter. House rivalry as usual. But, there was a question burning in my mind. "Don't you normally hang around Ronald and Granger?"

Potter answered something about them arguing and sat down next to Claire. I moved to the seat by the window, so that the twins could sit there. Stella and I locked eyes, looked at Claire, who looked flustered, and we both tried to hold back our laughter. We both knew that Claire had a huge crush on Potter. All 6 of us started playing Exploding Snap for some time when people started changing into their muggle clothes. I went out to the restroom to change and came back to see that Potter the Claire had left the compartment. Stella was wearing a bright yellow shirt and black leggings. Fred and George were still wearing their robes. Fred and Stella were in an intense game of Wizarding Chess, so I sat down and watched. Stella was going to win. It was obvious. But, I was busy shipping them. The rain went into Platform 9 3/4 after a few hours in which I won 4 matches of Wizarding Chess against Fred, shipped Fred and Stella, played more chess, and shipped some more.

I walked out onto the muggle platform and was immediately swallowed into a hug by Mum. I hugged back, seeing as I haven't been with her for one year. Then, after detangling myself from her, I spotted Mrs. Weasley walking towards us.

"Hello, dear! It has been a long time since I have seen you! Is this your mum?" She turned to Mum. "I am Mrs. Weasley. Last year, she asked me for help on how to get onto the Platform and she became close friends with my two boys, Fred and George. She is very sweet and I was wondering if she can come over to our house for the later part of summer."

Mum looked shocked. I've never had friends before Fred and George and I was very shy before Hogwarts. Mum replied, "Yes. I would love to send her over. Of course, if you want to go ,Edith."

My heart started racing. "Yeah, I would like to go." Mrs. Weasley was looking at me strangely. Probably because Mum called me Edith. I'll explain later.

Mrs. Weasley pulled me into a bone-crushing hug and said, "I'll have one of the boys send you a letter about how to bring you to our home. I'll see you then." She pulled away and walked off.

Mum and I went to the car and drove home. I shoved my trunk under my bed and looked around my room. I pulled out some pictures that I got during first year. It was one with me and Tori just being weird like normal.

I hung it up on the blank wall. I had always wanted to hand up pictures of any friends that I had, but I never had friends.

I lay down on the bed. As much as I loved being back home, I couldn't wait to go visit the Weasley's home.