Dangerous Seekers AU

Chapter 43: Try to Forget Everything

"Gusion will 'never' match you after all."

"Sorry Sugar Plum, but I just want to say that these two magical people are my favorite..."

"They are my best friends..."

"Please chick witch, throw that piece of trash somewhere appropriate because there is no sense of that at all."

These were four highlighted statements mentioned by Hanabi Scarlet earlier that didn't let go off of Lesley's head. She was now standing in front of the Black Lake outside Hogwarts and still hasn't gotten over what happened earlier. She was wearing her winter outfit but with only her jacket and boots because it was still snowy. That moment that happened earlier surfaced over and over in her mind. How was she to forget this worst kind of scenario? Even though she goes back to the Gryffindor House before going to this place. Granger and Harley were there too, standing at each side behind Lesley and having incomplete winter outfits. Harley saw his sister when she went back to the common room and felt suspicious. Because he noticed that she looked very upset and desperate as ever. The same goes for Granger when Lesley entered the house and walked past him. When they asked what was wrong, Lesley told both of them that there was nothing wrong with her, she just needed some space. But they didn't believe her and followed her anyway.

"Lesley", Granger called out to her. "We know that you're not okay. Tell us what's wrong?"

Granger gave a concerned look at his best friend as she grabbed some stones and threw them one by one into the Black Lake.

"It's none of your business", Lesley answered back coldly. "I said I'm fine."

She is still throwing stones at the lake but now even harder and with more rage. Some stones were bouncing off to the water's surface, causing a ripple to appear above.

"No big sis," Harley added. "You don't need to hide anything from us. Besides, I already knew what happened to you at the Noel Wizarding Ball."

Lesley stopped throwing stones then turned back to  face her brother. Her face was in disbelief. Like how in bloody hell did he know about the Noel Wizarding Ball?

"I forgot to tell you that last week", Harley informed. "Granger told me that you were being humiliated by Baroque, both you and Paxley. And Scarlet is the second version of her."

"W-what...H-how..." Lesley stuttered as she looked at Granger. "Granger, why did you tell-"

"Sorry, I couldn't help it." Granger shrugged. "He is your brother after all."

That made Lesley sigh as Harley assured that he would not tell this event to their family Vance. Harley knew that some consequences happened when his sister continued dating Paxley. In that case, Lesley felt relieved, to be able to tell the truth to the two.

"Well", Lesley said. "Something terrible happened to me a while ago. Even worse than my humiliation with the Paxley scenario."

Harley and Granger looked at each other then they let Lesley tell the story of what happened a while ago. Lesley knew that they always listened to the problems she had. So she felt relieved sometimes about her problems. She knew she could count on them no matter how big or small her problems were. The sun is now in between two clouds on the clear blue sky of the lake's view. Lesley finally gained the courage and told 'everything' to Harley and Granger. Her letter from Paxley was kept in her pants' pocket. She decided to throw it away later, as Hanabi told her something spiteful. Granger and Harley didn't believe in what Lesley told them. Both of them were in disbelief when Lesley mentioned about Gusion falling in love with his fianceé Guinevere and how Hanabi Scarlet mistreated her. Lesley told them that she convinced Gusion that he was not into himself but terrible things happened.