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"DINNER!" the voice of Molly rang out once the many voices of the leaving order members disappeared. Zinnia felt a bit sad she didn't get to say goodbye to Tallon but thought she would get to see her again at some stage. She had mentioned in her many letters that she was training to be an Auror.
"Well, we'll be eating down in the kitchen!" Molly told the children as they all descended the stairs, Daisy holding Zinnia's hand and they leapt down the stairs to the sound of her giggles.
"OH!" Molly shouted in shock from Fred and George apperating beside her. "Just because you're allowed to use magic now does not mean you have to whip your wands out for everything!" Molly yelled at the two as they retreated to the kitchen followed by the rest of the children minus Harry and Zinnia.
Zinnia stopped at the last step, seeing Daisy's nerves from eating with so many people and lifted her onto her shoulders. Zinnia laughed as Daisy smiled, picking at her hair. Zinnia was caught off guard by the laughter of Harry beside her. They shared a small and fleeting smile before Zinnia was called into the kitchen.
"Zinnia! Put your sister down" Dahlia shouted to her daughter from the far end of the table. Zinnia walked over to her mother and put down Daisy but not before tickling her mercilessly.
Once Zinnia had sat down, Harry emerged into the room with Sirius behind him, he was immersed in avid conversation and Zinnia smiled to herself at seeing the boy so happy and comfortable with his Godfather. Harry sat directly opposite Zinnia and she let out a breath of relief as he smiled at her when he sat down.
Everyone had settled as Ron as Molly continued to make dinner, Maurice weaved himself in between Zinnia's feet as she giggled at the tickling feeling of his frail whiskers against her shins.
"This is very very peculiar" Zinnia overhard Mr Weasley speak to Harry as she avoided the flick of pumpkin juice that came at her from Fred. "It seems that your hearing at the Ministry is to be before the Wizenagamot"
"I don't understand, what has the Ministry of magic got against me?" Harry questioned as Zinnia slumped her head into her hand.
"Fudge is probably mad that you're more famous than him" Zinnia said sarcastically with a cheeky smile which only faded at the sound of an annoyed scoff from Harry. Her head snapped to him and her face fell solemnly at his crude reaction. On a regular occasion Harry would have laughed that off and all would be reconciled between them but it seemed different now and Zinnia wasn't sure why.
"Show him, he'll find out soon enough" Moody interrupted with a rasp to his voice. He somehow looked a bit worse than he had last year. Zinnia figured it was due to all of the rising death eater action and shivered at the thought.
Everyone seemed to suspiciously look around at each other as the sound of dishes clanking around perpetuated the tension of the room. Finally Kingsley Shackelbolt pulled out a large paper from beneath the table and handed it to Harry. Zinnia took a deep breath in and prepared herself for the outburst that was to come. She was all too aware of what they had been writing about Harry in the Daily Prophet, having a few outbursts about it herself.
