Dangerous Seekers AU

Chapter 45: Happy Birthday Lesley

It had been a month since Lesley Vance had been exposed to these dreadful events. Every time she saw Gusion with his fianceé, she was still disturbed. She tried to avoid them, but she saw them every time she went to Hogwarts, so it was difficult for her. She had no choice but to ignore them and concentrate on her class. In that situation, she attempted to avoid physical contact with Hanabi Scarlet, the Gusion's best friend as well as Guinevere's. When Hanabi saw her with her eyes, she continued to call her a "chick witch." Lesley can't stand it, and she was lucky to have Granger, Lunox, and Harley at her side. It's easy to imagine how she'd feel if these three didn't show up at Hogwarts. In any case, it was a particularly trying month. Not just because of this circumstance, but also because the teachers assigned a large amount of homework on a daily basis. Some of these were too much for the students to handle.

The thirteenth day of February was today, one day before Valentine's Day. Lesley's birthday, the day she was born, falls on that day. Because of the difficult times, it's understandable if she didn't remember her birthday. Members honored their seeker's birthday for the same reason as the Gryffindor. To the other students at Hogwarts, this day feels neutral and regular. Because of the Valentine's Day celebration, tomorrow will be different. On this day only, classrooms were dismissed sooner.

Meanwhile, Lesley was alone in the Gryffindor common room, sitting in the living room near the fireplace. Her mother had already given her a novel to read. She decided to take some time for herself this weekend because she didn't have any more homework to do. It was worthwhile because she had already experienced enough tension in the previous days. Outside, it was still snowing, although not as much as it had been over the previous Christmas season. Lesley shifted her sitting position by inserting her legs through the couch's surface and resting her back on the right side's inside arm section. Her Gryffindor sweatshirt and beige leggings were on display. Her red sandals were hidden beneath the couch, so she was barefoot. Her hair was braided, which was her distinctive look, and she wore it with a silver hair clip with blue feathers.

Someone spoke to her, "Hey Lesley." "What are you doing?"

Lesley looked at that person and it was her best friend, Granger Chanter in front of her. Granger was holding a mug with hot cocoa.

"Just reading a novel for my own time," Lesley replied. "So lucky that our class finished earlier than the regular one."

"With no homework too! So relaxing." Granger added as he sipped his hot cocoa.

Granger suddenly understood what date it was today, and he regretted forgetting it during their class period.

"Wait, isn't it your birthday?" As he pointed his left pointer at her, Granger exclaimed. "I apologize for almost forgetting. Les, have a wonderful birthday."

Lesley continued reading and remarked, "Yeah, and it's fine." "By the way, thank you."

Granger entered the fireplace and took a seat at the table in front of the couch, where Lesley was currently seated.

"Can you tell me your actual age?" He inquired of her idly.

At the same moment, Lesley scoffed and chuckled. She closed the book and placed her pinkish bookmark on the page where she had come to a halt. She sat down with her book on her lap. Why in the bloody hell did he inquire about her age?"

"I'm sixteen now!" With a smile, she mocked. "Granger, you know we'll both be fifteen when we start our fifth-year level this semester. We've been separated for a few months."

(Note: I know Lesley's age is 20+ in the game but in this fanfic, she is 16 because the approximate age of the fifth year students at Hogwarts is 15 -16 years old 😂😗)