eight girls (Hogwarts life) ( short stories )

Ellie Kate Back , third year

3rd year

frost ran across the out line of the bus window , slowly creeping to the centre. a sigh left my lips as I look away from the frosted window to look down the aisle of the bus and doing some people watching. with my eyelids getting heavier and heavier with every passing second. finally the bus came to a stop , the last stop , Ellen's and mines stop. on the plat form I look around for Tiffany but my efforts seem to be pointless as I can't see her anywhere , I jump on the train before it sets off with out me and start to look for her on the train but yet again the search was pointless. I found Ellen and sat awkwardly with her and her friends , with my mind wondering where Tiffany is. after what felt like an eternity on the train we finally arrived at Hogwarts. once all sat in the hall Dumbledore got up to make a speech but the old big wooden door to the hall creaked open and light and fast footsteps echoed through the silent hall . the person sat next to me I looked to find a flustered Tiffany sat there breathing heavily with her head down. the screech started and he said about the 'triwizard tournament' and that Hogwarts is hosting this years. I am not too frilled as its really dangerous and it means the school will be even more packed and there will be new people , I have only just started to know and learn the the people in my class and year. the two other schools are 'Beauxbatons Academy of Magic and Durmstrang Institute'. when we got back to the house common room and our bed I ask Tiffany "why where you late ?" to which I get no response just a dull look and a shrug of her shoulders , as she then started to unpack but kept looking around the room every now and then. my mind is going fifty miles per hour trying to figure it all out like decently something is wrong an d not right but what ? is she in trouble ? is someone after her ? what is going on with my best friend ? and why won't she tell me ? soon it is time for the names to get pulled out the goblet Cedric Diggory for Hogwarts , Cedric is a fellow Hufflepuff making our table cheer , Viktor Krum from Durmstrang and Fleur Delacour from Beauxbatons, and then the goblet unexpectedly produces a fourth, Harry Potter. which is strange as he is just in the year above in his fourth year making him not old enough to enter. this started the year off with an uneasy feeling in the pit of my stomach. still not a peep out of Tiffany , she is not talking to me or anyone. no matter how hard I try , so I have not given up but I have tried not to pressure her or bother her as much hoping and praying that she will come and tell me , just anything at this point. from Tiffany not talking to me and acting strange to the events of the 'triwizard tournament' all I am getting is negative and bad things. I started to go back to the astronomy tower at night like I did in my first year. just something of it calms me I don't know weather its the quietness , the beauty of the sparkling starts above the long grassy landscape or how being so up high making everything down below small puts everything into prospective of making all your problems and worries seem not so overwhelming. on the night a week before the yule ball I have my arms folded and resting on the cold stone window / balcony wall , with my head lying sideways on them breathing out a sigh. when my nice mediations/ mindfulness was interrupted by a boy , one of the very Gryffindor boys that me and Tiffany met and the very boy that was here the first time I came here in first year. "hello, again" I just looked at him and did a polite smile and turned back around to look at the starts. "beautiful aren't they?" his voice closer than before as I realise he has positioned himself to my right also looking out at the night. a breathless "yeah... " was all that came out my mouth .
"names Seamus . yours ?" he said turning his head ever so slightly to look at me. its then that I realised I had been staring at him he let out a little chuckle as I looked away then whispered " Ellie." ever since that night we had met at night in the astronomy tower some nights we bring food and drinks. well its always me bring the food , drinks and blankets when its cold. as it is getting closer to Christmas which means the yule ball I start realising I have started developing feelings and attachments to Seamus and that I really want to go but mainly with Seamus but its only like three / two days away and nothing from him. its two days from they yule ball as I am heading to the grand hall for dinner when I bump into Harry Potter . " oh sorry..." I said looking at him making sure his is okay before starting to head to the hall but I came to a holt when a voice rang out , "Ellie , right?" I turned my head to look at harry staring at me and looking a bit out of breath . "yeah?" I questioned narrowing my eyes and looking at him head to toe suspiciously . "hello , I am harry , Harry Potter." he smiled and extended his right arm holding his hand out for a hand shake. I fully turned my body to face him and took two steps forward so I am close enough to him . " I know " I say stilling looking at him suspiciously wanting to know why his is talking to me while doing so I don't acknowledge to shake his hand, making him laugh awkwardly while rewriting his hand. " well , I just wanted to ask ... do you have a date to the ball?" realisation hit me in my face I was stumped "uh ...oh ....um ..." from the corner of my eye I saw Seamus exiting the hall , not alone but with some girl linking her arm with his smiling a laughing walking together down the corridor until they came across me and harry in their path.
" hi harry " the girl said " still looking for a date?" she said with a smile . harry just looked down with an embarrassed smile on his lips and his cheeks getting red. "well you can't go with me as this guy just asked me ." I looked at them both as I do both of them make eye contact with me , I gave them my best fake smile and said in my happy tone voice " got a dressed picked out?"
"OMG! of course I've been planning it all since I leaned I will be at Hogwarts for the next yule ball . my dress is amazing its got lots of layers of lace and ruffles and a diamond studded belt to go with my diamond hair piece I have , haven't decided on my shoes yet its between some silver ribbon high heals , white pumps or some see-through wedges. " never stopping though it all she got closer to me and is now holding both my hands in hers , her face showing pure excitement and love. I smiled politely again at her trying to take a step back. "so what about you , you are really pretty in your own way . oh! maybe you could wear a green dress it will go and complement your hair and eyes. Or ! or ! or ! maybe a peach or blush pink that will work nice as you got some very rosy cheeks. how about this I will help you!? yeah? amazing!" she was now smiling ear to ear and nearing bouncing up and down . "so who's the lucky guy?" she said bumping me with her hip.
" uh..um... well I don't have a date an-" I got cut off.
" oh my god ! why not? ... oh it doesn't matter." she clocked harry with her eye and got really excited and grabbed his arm. "you too can go together ! it will be amazing ! you too kinda look okay together , well it will do I guess . see you two there !" she yelled while grabbing Seamus' arm and dragging down the corridor, leaving just me and harry. I laughed nervously and stuffed my shoe on the floor. " so I guess we are going to gather , well as long as its okay with you.?" harry said looking at me worried.
"yeah, it seems that way..." I said though breathless and heartless laughter.
"well see you t the ball!" he shouted as he ran into the hall.
" yeah , see you ... at the ball..." I whispered back at him.
that night back at my dorm room lying on my bed , Tiffany came in and sat on hers , so I decided I will tell her all that had went on in my day . she just "umm" no words and I at the end ask her if she is going to the ball an Dif she has a date all she said was a bored "...yeah..." but at least I got a word . progress people , progress. it soon came to the day of the yule ball and Christmas Day. I started getting ready and got in the bath and washed to then putting on my dress , which is navy blue with sparkles running genteelly through it with some silver heals with a bow on that Lavender (Seamus' date) lent me as she decided to go with the see though ones, only problem I don't know how to walk in heals but I guess I will try for tonight. I put my hair up in a bun and add some glitter/highlight to my eyelids and some clear gloss to my lips. once all read and had a spray of my perfume I head out the common room door to be treated with a beautiful Lavender all dolled up "oh my god ! you look amazing babes!" she air kissed both my cheeks. then we started to wall to the hall " the boys will meet us at the doors I just thought it would be nice for some girl time and for you not to wall the the way alone." she said while fixing her hair the didn't need fixing , nothing of her needed fixing. soon we got to the door and like she said both harry and Seamus are waiting there for us. I took a breath and linked arms with harry as the doors open for us and we walked down every one was smiling and cheering at harry (as him being on of the champions) I smiled politely to everyone and I can feel my cheeks begin to heat up from all the people looking. soon the crowed died down and I wondered off to the food table as harry said he was getting the drinks for me and him. I picked up a chocolate looking thing and took a generous bite making rich chocolate explode in my mouth.i noticed while eating the gooey chocolate treat I saw Tiffany with her arm liked with a boy I have not seen before but I can tell he is from Hogwarts I smiled and waved at her when she looked in my direction but nothing she just turned around and went back talking to her mysterious date. , , , , . , , , . . . . , , , . . after a while I got bored of dancing and socialising so I snuck off to the astronomy tower. where the old winter air blow gently on my face as I closed my eyes , feeling at peace. when I got back to the bed room Tiffany was taking off her jewellery. " hi , so who was that guy?" I said while sitting down only bed talking off my high heals remembering to myself that I need to give them back to Lavender. "what guy?" she responded plainly.
"the one you were talking to . I think he was your date ?" I looked up at her , she just stopped taking her earrings out and put her hands on the vanity table staring into the mirror. "no one , you would know. and why does it even matter?" she raised her voice ever so slightly than it went back to a hush whisper. "just wondering that's all , just making sure that you're alright. that he's okay." no response. "well as long as your happy and okay then I guess it doesn't matter." I said defeated getting up off my bed heading to the bathroom. "good night , Tiffany." yet again no response. the rest of the year was eventful , sadly Cedric died due to lord Voldemort's return. and Tiffany stopped talking to me again. I hope everything will be alright some day.